Earlson Company included the following items in its financial statements for 2014, the current year (amounts in millions):

Requirements
1. Use DuPont Analysis to compute Earlson’s return on assets and return on common equity during 2014 (the current year). Earlson 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 requirement2?

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Payment of long-term deb.9,041 9,405 32,309 idends paid.. 267 Proceeds from issuance Net sales Current year. Preceding year 65,000 62,000 of common stoc Total liabilities: Current year-end3 Preceding year-end Net income: 38,033 2,200 Preceding year.. 1,995 Current year Total stockholders' equity: 23,471 Operating income: Preceding year-end 14,037 4,585 Current year 9,125 Preceding yer4,002 Borrowin