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The accounting department of your company has just delivered a draft of the current year's financial statements to you. The summary is as follows: Beginning

The accounting department of your company has just delivered a draft of the current year's financial statements to you. The summary is as follows:


Beginning of the Year

End of the Year

Total Assets

$550,000

$590,000

Total Liabilities

210,000

220,000

Total Equity

340,000

370,000

Net Income for the Year


81,100

Common Shares Outstanding

21,000

21,000

You discovered that they have not adjusted for estimated bad debt expenses of $7,100. For each of the following ratios, calculate:

1. The ratio that would have resulted had the error not been discovered (i.e. the incorrect ratio).

2. The correct ratio.

ROA = INCORRECT AND CORRECT

ROE = INCORRECT AND CORRECT

DEBT RATIO = INCORRECT AND CORRECT

EPS = INCORRECT AND CORRECT

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