1. Primary Shades has a debt-equity ratio of 0.43, a return on assets of 17.8 percent, and a dividend payout ratio of 40 percent. What is the firm's growth rate?
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2. A 10-year loan in the amount of $527,000 is to be repaid in equal annual payments. What is the remaining principal balance after the sixth payment if the interest rate is 5 percent, compounded annually?
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