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The company had a 50% dividend payout ratio in 2015. If Brooks wants to maintain this payout ratio in 2016, what will be its per-share dividend in 2016? Round your answer to the nearest cent.$

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Brooks Sporting Inc. is prepared to report the following 2016 income statement (shown in thousands of dollars).

Sales $15700
Operating costs including depreciation 12246
EBIT $3454
Interest 264
EBT $3190
Taxes (40%) 1276
Net income $1914

Prior to reporting this income statement, the company wants to determine its annual dividend. The company has 310000 shares of stock outstanding, and its common stock trades at $54 per share. The data has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file below. Open the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the questions below.

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  1. The company had a 50% dividend payout ratio in 2015. If Brooks wants to maintain this payout ratio in 2016, what will be its per-share dividend in 2016? Round your answer to the nearest cent.$

 

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