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Profitability Metrics

East Point, Inc., sells merchandise through company-owned retail stores and an Internet Website. Recent financial information for East Point is provided below (all numbers in millions).

	Year 3		Year 2
Net income	$150,500		$77,500
Interest expense	3,100		11,600
	Year 3		Year 2		Year 1
Total assets	$1,640,000		$1,560,000		$1,410,000
Total stockholders' equity	1,160,344		1,137,366		382,242

a. Determine the return on total assets for East Point for the fiscal Years 2 and 3. Round your percentage answers to one decimal place.

Year 3	fill in the blank 1 %
Year 2	fill in the blank 2 %

b. Determine the return on stockholders' equity for East Point for the fiscal Years 2 and 3. Round your percentage answers to one decimal place.

Year 3	fill in the blank 3 %
Year 2	fill in the blank 4 %