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Finance Questions

Question 1

Judd Enterprises  
These are the simplified financial statements for Judd Enterprises.
Income Current Projected      
statement
Sales na 1,000      
Costs na     720      
Profit before tax na 280      
Taxes (25%) na       70      
Net income Na 210      
Dividends Na 63      
           
Balance sheets Current Projected     Curren
Current assets 10 115 Current 70
0 liabilities
Net fixed assets 90 1,080   Long-term debt 400
0
        Common stock 300
        Retained 230
earnings

Refer to the Judd Enterprises financial statements. What is Judd's projected


retained earnings under this plan?
a. $377
b. $415
c. $440
d. $396
e. $339
Dividend payout ratio=dividend/ net income
=63/210
=30%
Retention ratio = 1-dividend payout ratio
=1-0.3
=0.7
Projected retained earnings =projected net income*retention ratio
=$210*0.7
=$147
Total Retained earnings in projected balance sheet will be=$230+$147
=$377

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