Answer:
$5.6
Explanation:
The computation of dividend in the upcoming year is shown below:-
Dividend in the upcoming year = EPS in the upcoming year Ă— (1 - plowback ratio percentage)
= $8.00 Ă— (1 - 30%)
= $8.00 Ă— (1 - 0.3)
= $8.00 Ă— 0.7
= $5.6
Therefore, for computing the dividend in the upcoming year we simply applied the above formula.