The Stieben Company has determined that the following will be true next year: T(ratio of total assets of sales)=1 P(net profit of margin)=5% d(dividend pay out ratio)=50% L(debt equity ratio)=1 a) What is Stieben's sustainable growth rate in sales? b)Can Stieben's actual growth rate in sales be different from its sustainable growth rate? Why or why not? c) How can Stieben change its sustainable growth?

The Stieben Company has determined that the following will be true next year: T(ratio of total assets of sales)=1 P(net profit of margin)=5% d(dividend pay out ratio)=50% L(debt equity ratio)=1 a) What is Stieben's sustainable growth rate in sales? b)Can Stieben's actual growth rate in sales be different from its sustainable growth rate? Why or why not? c) How can Stieben change its sustainable growth?

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