ESSENTIALS CORPORATE FINANCE + CNCT A.
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Chapter 3, Problem 39QP
Growth and Profit Margin. Fulkerson Manufacturing wishes to maintain a sustainable growth rate of 8 percent a year, a debt–equity ratio of .85, and a dividend payout ratio of 30 percent. The ratio of total assets to sales is constant at 1.35. What profit margin must the firm achieve?
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