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Ann Taylor Retail, Inc., sells professional women’sapparel through company-owned

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Question

Ann Taylor Retail, Inc., sells professional women’sapparel through company-owned retail stores. Recent financialinformation for Ann Taylor is provided below (all number inthousands):

                                               Year2                        Year 1

NetIncome                            81,872                        63,276

InterestExpense                    2,083                          3,641

End ofyear                            Year2                        Year1                        Year 0

Totalassets                             1,492,906                   1,327,338                   1,256,397

Total stockholders’ equity     1,034,482                   926,744                      818,856

Assume the apparel industry average rate earned on total assetsis 8.2%, and the average rate earned on stockholders’ equityis 16.7% for Year 1.

(Note: (a) Year 2 rate earned on total assets,6.0%)

Explanation / Answer

A.

B.

A.

Year 2 Rate earned on totalassets      = Net income / Average of total assets Average of totalassets            = ($1492906 + $1327338 ) / 2           = $1,410,122 Net Income           = $81,872 Rate earned on totalassets      = $81872 / 1410122           = $0.058 or $0.06 Year 1 Rate earned on totalassets      = $81872 /( 1327338 + 1256397)/2           = $81872 / 1291868           = $0.063 OR $0.06

B.

Year 2 Rate earned on stockholder's equity           = Net income / Average of total stockholder'sequity           = $81872 / (1034482 + 926744)/2           = $81872 / 980613           = $0.08 Year 1 Rate earned on stockholder's equity           = $81872 / (926744 + 818856)/2           = $81872 / 872800           = $0.09 Rate earned on total asset inyear2 and year 1 is same, while rate earned on totalstockholder's equity in year1 decrease in year 2.hence profit performance was decreased in year 2 as compareto year1
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