The Hastings Sugar Corporation has the following pattern of net income each year, and associated capital...

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The Hastings Sugar Corporation has the following pattern of netincome each year, and associated capital expenditure projects. Thefirm can earn a higher return on the projects than the stockholderscould earn if the funds were paid out in the form of dividends.

YearNet Income   Profitable Capital
Expenditure
1$18 million$ 7 million
220 million12 million
310 million7 million
420 million8 million
515 million8 million

The Hastings Corporation has 2 million shares outstanding (Thefollowing questions are separate from each other).  

c. If the firm pays a 10 percent stock dividendin years 2 through 5, and also pays a cash dividend of $2.40 pershare for each of the five years, how much in total dividends willbe paid?


Total cash of dividends______

ANSWER IS NOT 29

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