A firm wishes to maintain a growth rate of 8 percent and a dividend payout ratio of 62 percent. The ratio of total assets to sales is constant at 1, and the profit margin is 10 percent. What must the debt-equity ratio be if the firm wishes to keep that ratio constant?
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A firm wishes to maintain a growth rate of 8 percent and a dividend payout ratio of 62 percent. The ratio of total assets to sales is constant at 1, and the profit margin is 10 percent. What must the debt-equity ratio be if the firm wishes to keep that ratio constant?Answer:0.95.