California Company included the following items in its financial statements for 2012, the current year (amounts in millions):

Requirements
1. Use DuPont analysis to compute California€™s return on assets and return on common equity during 2012 (the current year). California has no preferred stock outstanding.
2. Do the company€™s rates of return look strong or weak? Give your reason.
3. What additional information do you need to make the decision in(2)?

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g-term debt$17,045 Dividends paid s 235 55,000 year1,997 Proceeds from issuance Net sales: of commorn 8,420 Current year Preceding year Total liabilities: 32,319 Net income: Current year-end.3 Preceding year-end38,023 Current year1,884 Preceding yea.. Total stockholders' equity: 23,479 Operating income: Current year-end Preceding year-end 14,035 6,580 Current year.. 9,980 Preceding year..40 Borrowin