In $2022,$ Blossom Corporation had net sales of $$602,000$ and cost of goods sold of $$357,000.$ Operating expenses were $$149,000,$ and

interest expense was $$8,000.$ The corporation's tax rate is $20\%.$ The corporation declared preferred dividends of $$11,500$ in $2022,$ and

its average common stockholders' equity during the year was $$208,000.$

$($a$).$

$($b$)$

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Compute Blossom Corporation's retum on common stockholders' equity for $2022.($Round answer to $1$ decimal place, eg$.10\mathrm{.}5\%.)$

Return on common stockholders' equity

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