Reference no: EM13963192

Boston Turkey is a publicly traded firm, with the following income statement and balance sheet from its most recent financial year

Income Statement

Revenues	$1,000,000
- Expenses	$400,000
- Depreciation	$100,000
EBIT	$500,000
-Interest Expense	$100,000
Taxable Income	$400,000
-Tax	$160,000
Net Income	$240,000

Balance Sheet

Assets		Liabilities
Property, plant, and equipment	$1,500,000	Accounts payable	$500,000

Land and buildings	$500,000	Long-term debt	$1,000,000
Current assets	$1,000,000	Equity (100,000 shares)	$1,500,000
Total	$3,000,000	Total	$3,000,000

Boston Turkey expects its revenues to grow 10 percent next year and its expenses to remain at 40 percent of revenues. The depreciation and interest expenses will remain unchanged at $100,000 next year. The working capital, as a percentage of revenue, will also remain unchanged next year.

The managers of Boston Turkey claim to have several projects available to choose from next year, in which they plan to invest the funds from operations, and they suggest that the firm really should not be paying dividends. The projects have the following characteristics:

Project	Equity Investment	Expected Annual Cash Flow to Equity	Beta
A	$100,000	12,500	1.00
B	$100,000	14,000	1.50
C	$50,000	8,000	1.80
D	$50,000	12,000	2.00

The Treasury bill rate is 3 percent, and the Treasury bond rate is 6.25 percent. The firm plans to finance 40 percent of its future net capital expenditures (Cap Ex - Depreciation) and working capital needs with debt.

a. How much can the company afford to pay in dividends next year?

b. Now assume that the firm actually pays out $1.00 per share in dividends next year. The current cash balance of the firm is $150,000. How much will the cash balance of the firm be at the end of next year, after the payment of the dividend?