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Gates Appliances has a return-on-assets (investment) ratio of 22
percent.
a. If the debt-to-total-assets ratio is 50
percent, what is the return on equity?
a.
Debt + Equity = Total Assets (TA)
TA would be always 100%.
Since debt to TA is 50%, the calculation of Equity is as below:
50% + Equity = 100%
Equity = 100% - 50%
= 50%
Again given,
Return on assets (ROA) = 22%
(Return/TA) × 100 = 22%
(Return / 100) × 100 = 22%
Return = 22%
Therefore,
Return on Equity = (22% / 50%) × 100
= (22 / 50) × 100
= 2200 / 50
= 44% (Answer)