Brock Brothers wants to maintain its capital structure which is 30 percent debt and 70 percent equity. The company forecasts that its net income this year will be $1,000,000. The company follows a residual distribution policy (with all distributions in the form of dividends), and anticipates a dividend payout ratio of 40 percent. What is the size of the company’s capital budget? $ 600,000 $ 857,143 $1,000,000 $1,428,571 $2,000,000

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  • Brock Brothers wants to maintain its capital structure which is 30 percent debt and 70 percent equity. The company forecasts that its net income this year will be $1,000,000. The company follows a residual distribution policy (with all distributions in the form of dividends), and anticipates a dividend payout ratio of 40 percent. What is the size of the company’s capital budget?
  1. $ 600,000
  2. $ 857,143
  3. $1,000,000
  4. $1,428,571
  5. $2,000,000
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