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Keller Cosmetics maintains an operating profit margin of 8% and asset turnover ratio of 3.
a. What is its ROA? (Enter your answer as a whole percent.)
ROA 24 % (was able to figure out a)
b. If its debt-equity ratio is 1, its interest payments and taxes are each $8,300, and EBIT is $21,500, what is its ROE? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a whole percent.) ____%
Information provided:
Operating profit margin= 8%
Asset turnover ratio= 3
Return on assets is calculating using the below formula:
Return on assets= Net income/ asset.
Net income here is operating profit margin.
Return on assets= 8%*3= 24%.
b.Return on equity= Net income/ Equity
Net income= EBIT- Interest- Taxes
= $21,500 - $8,300 - $8,300
= $4,900.
Return on assets= Net income/ asset.
24%= $4,900/ Asset
Assets= $4,900/ 0.24= $20,416.67.
Debt equity ratio is 1 here.
Equity/Asset= 1/1+1= 0.5
Equity= 0.5*$20,416.67 = $10,208.34.
Return on equity= $4,900/ $10,208.34
= 0.48*100= 48%.
Therefore, return on equity is 48%.
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