Question

Ring Technology has a capital budget of $850,000, it wants to maintain a target capital structure of 35% debt and 65% equity, and it also wants to pay a dividend of $400,000. If the company follows the residual dividend model, how much net income must it earn to meet its capital budgeting requirements and pay the dividend, all while keeping its capital structure in balance?
a. $ 904,875
b. $ 952,500
c. $1,000,125
d. $1,050,131
e. $1,102,638

Answer 1

Answer:

b. $ 952,500

Explanation:

The computation of the amount of the net income for earning to meet out the requirement is shown below:

Dividend = Net income - Target Equity ratio × Total capital budget

$400,000 = Net income - 0.65 × $850,000

$400,000 = Net income - $552,500

So, the net income is

= $400,000 + $552,500

= $952,500

Hence the Net income is $952,500

Therefore the correct option is b. $952,500