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Pearlman, Inc The Company Has No Preferred Stock Outstanding

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Pearlman, Inc. provides the following information for 2019:  Net income $285,000 Market price per share of common stock $40.00/ share  Dividends paid $1,00/ share  Common stock outstanding at Jan. 1,2019130,000 shares  Common stock outstanding at Dec. 31,2019140,000 shares \begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Net income } & \$ 285,000 \\\hline \text { Market price per share of common stock } & \$ 40.00 / \text { share } \\\hline \text { Dividends paid } & \$ 1,00 / \text { share } \\\hline \text { Common stock outstanding at Jan. } 1,2019 & 130,000 \text { shares } \\\hline \text { Common stock outstanding at Dec. } 31,2019 & 140,000 \text { shares } \\\hline\end{array} The company has no preferred stock outstanding. Calculate the dividend payout ratio. (Round any intermediate calculations and your final answer to two decimal places.)


A) 45.66%
B) 24.32%
C) 40.00%
D) 47.39%

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