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On Time Clocks declared and paid a cash dividend of $7,400 in the current year. Its comparative financial statements, prepared at December 31 , reported the following summarized information: Required: 1. Compute the gross profit percentage in the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 2. Compute the net profit margin for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 1. Compute the gross profit percentage in the current and previous years. Are the cufrent-year resuits better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 2. Compute the net profit margin for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 3. Compute the earnings per share for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 4. Stockholders' equity totaled $108,000 at the beginning of the previous yeat. Com ute the return on equity (ROE) ratios for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 5. Net property and equipment toteled $118,000 at the beginning of the previous year, Compute the fixed asset turnover ratios for the current and previous years, Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 6. Compute the debt-to-assets ratios for the current and previous years. Is debt providing financing for a larger or smaller proportion of the company's asset growth? 7. Compute the times interest earned ratios for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 8. After On Time Clocks released its current year'sfinancial statements, the company's stock was trading at 526 , After the release of its previous year's financial statements, the company's stock price was 523 per share, Compute the PiE ratios for both years. Does it appear that investors hove become more (or less) optimistic about On Time's future success? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 4-a. Stockholders' equity totaled $108,000 at the beginning of the previous yeaf Compute the return on equity (ROE) ratios for the current and previous years. Note: Round percentage values to 1 decimal place. Note: Round percentage values to decmal place, 4-b. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 4-a. Stockholders' equity totaled $108,000 at the beginning of the previous year. Compute the return on equity (ROE) ratios for the current and previous years. Note: Round percentage values to 1 decimal place. 4-b. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year
