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Comparative financial statements for Weller Corporation, a merchandising company

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Question

Comparative financial statements for Weller Corporation, a merchandising company, for the year ending December 31 appear below. The company did not issue any new common stock during the year. A total of 980,000 shares of common stock were outstanding. The interest rate on the bonds, which were sold at their face value, was 12%. The income tax rate was 40% and the dividend per share of common stock was $0.40 this year. The market value of the company’s common stock at the end of the year was $27. All of the company’s sales are on account.

Gross margin percentage. (Round your percentage answer to 1 decimal place (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.3).)


      

Net profit margin percentage. (Round your percentage answer to 1 decimal place (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.3).)

        

Return on total assets. (Round your percentage answer to 1 decimal place (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.3).)


       

Return on equity. (Round your percentage answer to 2 decimal places (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.34).)


       

Comparative financial statements for Weller Corporation, a merchandising company, for the year ending December 31 appear below. The company did not issue any new common stock during the year. A total of 980,000 shares of common stock were outstanding. The interest rate on the bonds, which were sold at their face value, was 12%. The income tax rate was 40% and the dividend per share of common stock was $0.40 this year. The market value of the company’s common stock at the end of the year was $27. All of the company’s sales are on account.

Explanation / Answer

Answer:

1

Gross margin percentage

=Gross margin/Sales

=36000/97000

=0.3711

=37.11%

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2

Net profit margin percentage

=Net income/Sales

=6118 /97,000

=0.063072

=6.31%

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3

Return on total assets.

=(net income +Interest Expanse) / average total Assets

=(6118+1050) / ($62,148 $54,570  )/2

=7168 /58359

=0.122826

=12.28%

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4

Return on equity.

=Net income/ average Share holder's Equity

=6118 / (40658+34540) /2

=6118 /37599

=0.162717

=16.27%

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