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AT&T and Verizon produce and market telecommunications products and are competitors. Key financial figures (in \( millions) for these businesses for a recent year follow.

Key Figures (\) millions) AT&T Verizon

Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \(126,723 \)110,875

Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,184 10,198

Average assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269,868 225,233

Required 1. Compute return on assets for (a) AT&T and (b) Verizon

Short Answer

Expert verified

The return on assets of AT&T is 1.55% and the return on assets of Verizon is 4.53%

Step by step solution

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Computation of ROA of AT&T

Returnonassets=NetIncomeAverageTotalAsset×100=$4,184$269,868×100=1.55%

02

Computation of ROA of Verizon

Returnonassets=NetIncomeAverageTotalAsset×100=$10,198$225,233×100=4.53%

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