Loose Leaf for Foundations of Financial Management Format: Loose-leaf
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Author: BLOCK
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Chapter 18, Problem 6P
Planetary Travel Co. has
a. What is the legal limit on current dividends?
b. What is the practical limit based on liquidity?
c. If the company pays out the amount in part b, what is the dividend payout ratio? (Compute this based on total dollars rather than on a per share basis because the number of shares is not given.)
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