Ferman corporation had net income of $160,000 and paid dividends of $50,000 to common stockholders and $20,000 to preferred stockholders in 2014. ferman corporation's common stockholders' equity at the beginning and end of 2014 was $870,000 and $1,130,000, respectively. ferman corporation's payout ratio for 2014 wasa. 5.0%.b. 43.8%.c. 31.3%.d. 12.5%.

Option(b) is correct.

Explanation:

Given that,

Net income = $160,000

paid dividends to common stockholders = $50,000

paid dividends to preferred stockholders = $20,000

Total Dividends = paid dividends to common stockholders + paid dividends to preferred stockholders

                         = $50,000 + $20,000

                         = $70,000

Therefore,

                           = 0.4375

                           = 43.8%

don't kill your self you have people who love and care for you and it would hurt them for a long time if you did  

explanation:

p.s. how much is the inhartige

answer; (1) blank; decreases; ///blank(2) increases; ///blank(3)increases;