Foundations of Financial Management
16th Edition
ISBN: 9781259277160
Author: Stanley B. Block, Geoffrey A. Hirt, Bartley Danielsen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 3P
Galehouse Gas Stations Inc. expects sales to increase from
a. What effect will this growth have on funds?
b. If the dividend payout is only 25 percent, what effect will this growth have on funds?
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