All Care Inc. reported the following selected information for the past three years (in millions, except for per share amounts): 

Instructions 

a. Calculate All Care’s return on equity, earnings per share, and price-earnings ratios before and after discontinued operations for 2024, 2023, and 2022. 

b. Evaluate All Care’s performance over the past three years before and after discontinued operations. 

How would reporting discontinued operations affect your analysis of All Care’s performance?

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Sales and operating revenues Average shareholders' equity Profit from continuing operations Loss on disposal of discontinued operations Loss from discontinued operations Profit for the year Weighted average number of common shares Market price per share 2024 $20,300 3,400 $ 1,250 620 200 $ 430 450 $ 24.40 2023 $24,900 2,400 $1,130 $ 150 980 470 $19.88 2022 $23,800 1,900 $ 990 $ 180 810 460 $ 21.60