POLA Corporation's 2015 financial statements reported the following items, with 2014 figures given for comparison (adapted and in millions):

Use the DuPont model to compute POLA's return on assets and return on common equity for 2015. Evaluate the rates of return as being strong or weak. What additional information would be helpful in making this decision? ¥ is the symbol for the Japanese yen.

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2015 2014 Balance sheet Total assets Total liabilities Total shareholders' equity (all common) lotal liabilities and shareholders equity ¥10,632 Y 7,414 3,218 ¥10,632 Y9,523 Y6,639 2,884 ¥9,523 Income statement Revenues and other income Operating expense Interest expense Other expense Net income Y 7,632 7,289 31 194 Y 118