A firm expects to have net income of $5,000,000 during the next year. The company’s target capital structure is 60% debt and 40% equity. The company's director of capital budgeting has determined that...

A firm expects to have net income of $5,000,000 during the next year.  The company’s target capital structure is 60% debt and 40% equity.  The company's director of capital budgeting has determined that the optimal capital budget for the coming year is $5,000,000.  If MSL Tech follows a residual distribution policy (with all distributions in the form of dividends) to determine the coming year’s dividend, then what is the firm’s expected dividend payments?

$2,000,000

$3,000,000

$5,000,000

$6,000,000

Using the data from Question 31, find the dividend payout ratio for the company.