Question

Luther Corporation Consolidated Income Statement Year ended December 31 (in $ millions) 2009 2008 Total sales 610.1 578.3 Cost of sales (500.2) (481.9) Gross profit 109.9 96.4 Selling, general, and administrative expenses (40.5) (39.0) Research and development (24.6) (22.8) Depreciation and amortization (3.6) (3.3) Operating income 41.2 31.3 Other income --- --- Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) 41.2 31.3 Interest income (expense) (25.1) (15.8) Pre-tax income 16.1 15.5 Taxes (5.5) (5.3) Net income 10.6 10.2 Price per share $16 $15 Shares outstanding (millions) 10.2 8.0 Stock options outstanding (millions) 0.3 0.2 Stockholders' Equity 126.6 63.6 Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 533.1 386.7 Luther's Operating Margin for the year ending December 31, 2008 is closest to:

Answer 1

the operating margin for the year ended is 5.4%

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the operating margin for the year ended is shown below;

Operating Margin = Operating Income ÷ Sales

= $31.3 / $578.3

= 5.4%

By dividing the operating income or earning before interest and taxes from the sales we can get the operating margin

hence, the operating margin for the year ended is 5.4%