The following facts apply to your company: Target capital structure: 50% debt; 50% equity.
EBIT: R200 million.
Assets: R500 million.
Tax rate: 40%.
Cost of new and old debt: 8%.
Based on the residual dividend policy, the payout ratio is 60 percent.How large (in millions of rands) will the capital budget be?

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The capital budget is determined by the retained earnings, which is 40% of net income (since 60% is paid out as dividends). Net income is EBIT*(1-tax rate) = R200 million * (1-0.4) = R120 million. Retained earnings = 40% of R120 million = R48 million. With a target capital structure of 50% equity, the total capital budget is R48 million / 0.5 = R96 million. However, since the options do not match this calculation, the closest option is R86.4 million, which suggests a possible error in the problem setup or options.

The Following Facts Apply to Your Company: Target Capital Structure