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Fondren Machine Tools has total assets of \(3,310,000 and current assets of \)879,000. It turns over its fixed assets 3.6 times per year. Its return on sales is 4.8 percent. It has $1,750,000 of debt. What is its return on stockholders’ equity?

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The return on the stockholder’s equity of the company is 26.93%.

Step by step solution

01

Fixed assets of the company

Fixedassets=Totalasset-Currentasset=$3,310,000-$879,000=$2,431,000

02

Sales of the company

Sale=Totalfixedasset×Fixedassetturnoverratio=$2,431,000×3.6=$8,751,600

03

Net income of the company

Netincome=Sales×Profitmargin=$8,751,600×4.8%=$420,077

04

Stockholder’s equity of the company

Stockholdersequity=Totalassets-Totaldebts=$3,310,000-$1,750,000=$1,560,000

05

Return on stockholder’s equity

Returnonstockholdersequity=NetincomeStockholdersequity=$420,077$1,560,000=26.93%

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