15-9: Harris Company must set its investment and dividend policies for the coming year. It has three independent projects from which to choose, each of which requires a $3 million investment. These projects have different levels of risk, and therefore different costs of capital. Their projected IRRs and costs of capital are as follows: Project A: Cost of capital: 17%; IRR: 20% Project B: Cost of capital: 13%; IRR: 14% Project C: Cost of capital: 7%; IRR: 9% Haris intends to maintain its 35% debt and 65% common equity capital structure, and its net income is expected to be $7,500,000. If Harris maintains its residual dividend policy (with all distributions in the form of dividends), what will its payout ratio be?

Its payout ratio will be 22%

Explanation:

Residual dividend policy is a policy where a company uses the residual equity to fund dividend payments.

Accept Project A, B and C as they all have higher Cost of capital than the IRR

The total investment = $3,000,000 * 3 = $9,000,000

Dividend = Earnings - Investment in equity = $7,500,000 - 65%*$9,000,000 = $7,500,000 - $5,850,000 = $1,650,000

Dividend payout ratio = Dividend / Total earnings = $1,650,000 / $7,500,000 = 0.22 = 22%

the correct option is c

you will have $2593.74 in 10 years if you set aside $1,000 at 10%

you will have $9321.91 in 20 years if you set aside $2000 at 8%

you will have $1469.32 in 5 years if you set aside $1000 at 8%

you will have $1296.87 in 10 years if you set aside $500 at 10%

you will have $239.66 in 15 years if you set aside $100 at 6%

you will have $4660.96 in 20 years if you set aside $1000 at 8%