Hans grouper, president of grouper corp., believes that it is a good practice for a company to maintain a constant payout of dividends relative to its earnings. last year, net income was $560,000, and the corporation paid $100,800 in dividends. this year, due to some unusual circumstances, the corporation had income of $1,410,000. hans expects next year’s net income to be about $660,000.

a. what was grouper corporation's payout ratio last year?
b. if it is to maintain the same payout ratio, what amount of dividends would it pay this year?

$527.7.if the following was the question  $527.7 is the answer.students who are trying to raise funds have an agreement with a local pizza chain. the chain has agreed to sell them pizzas at a discount, which the students can then resell to families in the local community for a profit. it is expected that of the 500 families in the community, at most 70% will buy pizza. based on a survey of their personal preferences, the students believe that they should order no more than 120 cheese pizzas, no more than 150 pepperoni pizzas, and no more than 100 vegetarian pizzas. they also want to make sure that at least 20% of the total pizzas are cheese and at least 50% of the pizzas are pepperoni. they make a profit of $1.45, $1.75, and $1.98, respectively, for each cheese, pepperoni, and vegetarian pizza they resell. how many pizzas of each type should they buy?

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