Use the financial statements of Metro Corporation in S12-6 and S12-7 to calculate these profitability measures for

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Use the financial statements of Metro Corporation in S12-6 and S12-7 to calculate these profitability measures for 2018. Show each calculation.

a. Rate of return on sales

b. Asset turnover ratio

c. Rate of return on total assets

d. Leverage (equity multiplier) ratio

e. Rate of return on common stockholders’ equity

f. Is Metro’s profitability strong, medium, or weak?


Data from S12-6

To follow are the balance sheets for Metro Corporation and selected comparative competitor data.

A1 Metro Corporation Balance Sheets (Adapted) December 31, 2018 and 2017 Increase (Decrease) Amount 3 (Dollar amounts in


Company Quick (acid-test) Ratio Orleans Electric, Inc. (Utility)... O'Neil Company (Department store). 0.74 . . 0.63 Lav


Data from S12-7

The Metro 2018 income statement follows.

Financial Statements
Financial statements are the standardized formats to present the financial information related to a business or an organization for its users. Financial statements contain the historical information as well as current period’s financial...
Asset Turnover
Asset turnover is sales divided by total assets. Important for comparison over time and to other companies of the same industry. This is a standard business ratio.
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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0134725987

12th edition

Authors: C. William Thomas, Wendy M. Tietz, Walter T. Harrison Jr.

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