Red Bison Petroleum Producers Group is expected to generate $140,000,000 in net income over the next year. Red Bison Petroleum P
roducers Group has forecasted a capital budget of $86,000,000, and it wishes to maintain its current capital structure of 70% debt and 30% equity. t plans to spend $85,000,000 on capital projects over the next year and expects to finance this investment in the same proportion as its capital structure. the company makes distributions in the form of dividends.
What will Red Bison Petroleum Producers' dividend payout ratio be if it follows a residual dividend policy?
What will Red Bison Petroleum Producers' dividend payout ratio be if it follows a residual dividend policy?
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Answer:
The cash disbursements for selling and administrative expenses should be $45,520
Explanation:
The selling and administrative (S&A) expenses have two parts: a variable one and a fixed one.
- The variable part depends on how many units have been sold. So, if the variable S&A expense per unit is $4.1, and 3,600 units are planned to be sold, the total variable S&A expense should be
- The fixed part does not depend on the units sold. It remains the same no matter how many units have been sold. Yet, it includes depreciation of $5,100. The depreciation does not represent an exit of money. It isn't part of the cash flow. So, the total fixed S&A expenses should be
- Finally, the total S&A expenses should be