According to the producer price index database maintained by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average cost of computer equipment fell 3.8 percent between January and December 2016. Let's see whether these changes are reflected in the income statement of Computer Tycoon Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2016 2016 2015 $107,000 Sales Revenue $130,500 Cost of Goods Sold 63,500 74,300 Gross Profit 56, 200 38,400 43,500 Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses Interest Expense Income before Income Tax Expense Income Tax Expense 36,700 570 510 17,290 6,230 1,500 5,700 $4,730 11,590 Net Income Required: 1. Compute the gross profit percentage for each year. Assuming that the change from 2015 to 2016 is the beginning of a sustained trend, is Computer Tycoon likely to earn more or less gross profit from each dollar of sales in 2017? 2. Compute the net profit margin for each year. Given your calculations here and in requirement 1, explain whether Computer Tycoon did a better or worse job of controlling operating expenses in 2016 relative to 2015 3. Computer Tycoon reported average net fixed assets of $54,900 in 2016 and $45,800 in 2015. Compute the fixed asset turnover ratios for both years. Did the company better utilize its investment in fixed assets to generate revenues in 2016 or 2015? 4. Computer Tycoon reported average stockholders' equity of $54,700 in 2016 and $41,500 in 2015. The company has not issued preferred stock. Compute the return on equity ratios for both years. Did the company generate greater returns for stockholders in 2016 than in 2015? Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Required 1 3-a. Computer Tycoon reported average net fixed assets of $54,900 in 2016 and $45,800 in 2015. Compute the fixed asset turnover ratios for both years. (Round your answers to 2 decimal place.) 3-b. Did the company better utilize its investment in fixed assets to generate revenues in 2016 or 2015? Fixed 3 Asset a Turnover 2015 0.35 2016 1.95 3 Investment better utilized? b 2015 02016 Required 4 Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 4-a. Computer Tycoon reported average stockholders' equity of $54,700 in 2016 and $41,500 in 2015. The company has not issued preferred stock. Compute the return on equity ratios for both years. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) 4-b. Did the company generate greater returns for stockholders in 2016 than in 2015? 4- Return on Equity (ROE) 2015 % 2016 % 4- b. Greater returns generated in 2016? Yes No