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A firm has a tax burden of 0.6, a leverage ratio of 1.2, an interest burden of 0.7, and a return-on-sales ratio of 14%. The firm generates $2.64 in sales per dollar of assets. What is the firm's ROE

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Answer:

18.63%

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculation for the firm's ROE

Using this formula for

ROE=(Tax burden)(Leverage ratio)(Interest burden)(Return-on-sales ratio)(Sales per dollar of assets)

Let plug in the formula

ROE = (.6)(1.2)(.7)(.14)(2.64)

ROE=18.63%

Therefore the firm's ROE is 18.63%

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