LANDON: 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: Tve just made rough calculations, so let me complete this table by inputting the components of each ratio and its valuet 04-Assignment - Analysis of Financial Statements If I remember correctly, the DuPont equation breaks down our ROE into three component ratios: the turnover 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 ratios, and then we can talk about possible strategies that will improve the fatios, I'm going to check the hox to the side of your calculated value if your calculation is correct and leave it unchecked if your calculation is incorrect. Cepeus Manufacturing Inc DuPont Analysis LANOON: OK, it looks like IVe got a couple of incorrect values, so show me vour calculations, and then we can tak strategies for improvement. You: Tve just made rough calculations, so let me complete this table by inputbing the componentr of each ratio and its value: 9. An analysis of company performance using DuPont analysis A sheat of papers in his hand, your friend and colleague, Landon, steps into your office and asked the following. LANDON: Do you have 10 or 15 minutes that you can spare? You: Sure, I've got a meeting in an hour, but I don? want to start something new and then be interrupted by the meeting, so how. can thelp? LANDgN: IVe been reviewing the company's financial statements and looking for ways to improve our performance, in general, and the company's return on equity, or ROE, in articular. Amelia, my new team leader, sugeested that 1 start by usine a Dupont analysis, and t'd like to run my numbers and conclusions by you to see whether t've missed anything. Here are the balance sheet and income statement data that Amelia 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 1 know about the Dupont analysis. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers up to two decimals. Cepeus Manufacturing Inc. DuPont Analysis LANDON: I see what I did wrong in my computations. Thanks for reviewing these calculations with me. You saved me from a lot of embarrasment: Amelia would have been very disappointed in me if 1 had showed her my original work. So, now let's switch topics and identify general strategies that could be used to positively affect Cepeus's RoE. YOU:OK, so given your knowledge of the component ratios used in the DuPont equation, which of the following strategies should improve the company's ROE? Check all that apply: Use more debe finanding in its capital structure and increase the equity multipliec. Reduce the companv's operating expenses, its cost of goods sold, and/or the interest rate on its borrowed funds because this wid increase the company's net profit margin