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Walking down the hall of your office building with a sheaf of papers in her hand, your friend and colleague, Chloe, stepped into your office and asked the following CHLOE: Do you have 10 or 15 minutes that you can spare? YOU: Sure, I've got a meeting in an hour, but I don't want to start something new and then be interrupted by the meeting, so how can I help? CHLOE: I've been reviewing the company's financial statements and looking for general ways to improve our performance, in general, and the company's return on equity, or ROE, in particular. Eric, my new team leader, suggested that I start by using a DuPont analysis, and I'd like to run my numbers and conclusions by you, to see if I've missed anything. Here are the balance sheet and income statement data that Eric gave me, and here are my notes with my calculations. Could you start by making sure that my numbers are correct? YOU: Give me a minute to look at these financial statements and to remember what I know about the DuPont analysis. Cash Accounts payable $30,000,000 Balance Sheet Data $1,500,000 3,000,000 4,500,000 9,000,000 Income Statement Data Sales Cost of goods sold Gross profit Operating expenses $1,800,000 600,000 2,400,000 Accounts receivable Inventory Current assets 15,000,000 Accruals Notes payable Current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Common stock 15,000,000 7,500,000 7,500,000 EBIT 4,800,000 4,950,000 9,750,000 1,312,500 Interest expense EBT 882,000 6,618,000 2,316,300 Here 6 nnnnnn Detwined enninns 1937.500 Thes Income Statement Data Cash $30,000,000 Balance Sheet Data $1,500,000 3,000,000 4,500,000 Accounts receivable Inventory Current assets Accounts payable Accruals Notes payable Current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Common stock Retained earnings Total equity Total debt and equity 9,000,000 $1,800,000 600,000 2,400,000 4,800,000 4,950,000 9,750,000 1,312,500 3,937,500 5,250,000 $15,000,000 Sales Cost of goods sold Gross profit Operating expenses EBIT Interest expense 15,000,000 15,000,000 7,500,000 7,500,000 882,000 6,618,000 2,316,300 $4,301,700 EBT Net fixed assets 6,000,000 Taxes Net Income Total assets $15,000,000 If I remember correctly, the DuPont equation breaks down our return on equity (ROE) into three component ratios: the the ratio, and the And, according to my understanding of the DuPont equation and its calculation of Roe, the three ratios provide insights into the company's effectiveness in using the company's assets, and Now, let's see your notes with your ratlos, and then we can talk about possible strategles that will improve the ratlos. In the following table, select whether each of the ratios is correct or incorrect Hydra Cosmetics Inc.DuPont Analysis Value Correct/Incorrect In the following table, select whether each of the ratios is correct or incorrect. Hydra Cosmetics Inc.DuPont Analysis Ratios Value Correct/Incorrect Ratios Profitability ratios Asset management ratio Gross profit margin (%) 50.00 Total assets turnover Operating profit margin (%) 22.06 Net profit margin (%) 28.68 Financial ratios Return on equity (%) 88.33 Equity multiplier 2.00 1.54 CHLOE: OK, it looks like I've got a couple of incorrect values, so show me your calculations, and then we can talk strategies for improvement. YOU: I've just made rough calculations, so let me complete this table by inputting the components of each ratio and its value: Note: Do not round intermediate calculations for this part. Numerator Calculation Denominator Value Hydra Cosmetics Inc.DuPont Analysis Ratios Profitability Ratios Gross profit margin (%) Operating profit margin (%) Net profit margin (%) Return on equity (%) > > Asset management ratio Numerator Denominator Value Calculation 1 Total assets turnover Financial ratios Numerator Denominator Value Calculation / Equity multiplier CHLOE: I see what I did wrong in my computations. Thanks for reviewing these calculations with me. You saved me from a lot of embarrassmentEric would have been very disappointed in me if I had him showed my original work. So, now let's switch topics and Identify general strategies that could be used to positively affect Hydra's ROE. YOU: OK, so given your knowledge of the component ratios used in the DuPont equation, which of the following strategles chould Improve the company's ROE? Check all that apply. Increase the firm's bottom-line profitability for the same volume of sales, which will increase the company's net profit margin. Use more equity financing in its capital structure, which will increase the equity multiplier Decrease the company's use of debt capital because it will decrease the equity multiplier Reduce the company's operating expenses, its cost of goods sold, and/or the interest rate on its borrowed funds because this will increase the company's net profit margin