Chapter 2: 14BPa (page 80)
Gates Appliances has a return-on-assets (investment) ratio of 8 percent.
a. If the debt-to-total-assets ratio is 40 percent, what is the return on equity?
Return on equity, when the debt-to-total assets ratio is 40 percent: 13.33%.
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In January 2007, the Status Quo Company was formed. Total assets were \(544,000, of which \)306,000 consisted of depreciable fixed assets. Status
Quo uses straight-line depreciation of \(30,600 per year, and in 2007 it estimated its fixed assets to have useful lives of 10 years. Aftertax income has been \)29,000 per year each of the last 10 years. Other assets have not changed since 2007.
c. Now assume income increased by 10 percent each year. What effect would this have on your preceding answers? (A comment is all that is necessary.)
How is the income statement related to the balance sheet?
What are the three primary sections of the statement of cash flows? In what section would the payment of a cash dividend be shown?
Using the income statement for Times Mirror and Glass Co., compute the following ratios:
b. The fixed charge coverage.
Times mirror and glass company | |
Sales | \(126,000 |
Less: Cost of goods sold | 93,000 |
Gross profit | \)33,000 |
Less: selling and administrative expenses | 11,000 |
Lease Expenses | 4,000 |
Operating profit* | \(18,000 |
Less: Interest expenses | 3,000 |
Earning before taxes | \)15,000 |
Less: Taxes (30%) | 4,500 |
Earning after taxes | $10,500 |
*equal income before interest and taxes
Elite Trailer Parks has an operating profit of \(200,000. Interest expense for the year was \)10,000; preferred dividends paid were \(18,750; and common dividends paid were \)30,000. The tax was $61,250. The firm has 20,000 shares of common stock outstanding.
a. Calculate the earnings per share and the common dividends per share for
Elite Trailer Parks.
b. What was the increase in retained earnings for the year?
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