Question

CCC Company’s most recent income statement shows (in thousands of dollars) sales $2,000, interest payments $100, and net income $140. Its most recent balance sheet shows (also in thousands of dollars) total debt financing $800. If the total asset turnover ratio computed from the company’s most recent financial statements was 1.5, what would we compute return on assets (ROA) to be? (Hint: you should use the DuPont method of analysis.) A. 4.7% B. 10.5% C. 26.7% D. 18.7% E. 3.0%

Answer 1

B. 10.5%

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the return on assets is shown below:

As we know that

Return on assets = Net income ÷ total assets

where,

Total assets is

Total asset turnover = Sales ÷ Total assets

1.5 = $2,000 ÷ Total assets

So, the total assets is $1,333.33

Now the return on assets is

= $140 ÷ $1,333.33

= 10.5%