Required:

a$)$ Calculate return on investment, based on net income and average total assets, for $2023$ and $2022.$

b$)$ Calculate return on equity for $2023$ and $2022.$

c$)$ Calculate working capital and the current ratio for each of the past three years.

d$)$ Calculate earnings per share for $2023$ and $2022.$

e$)$ If Wiper's stock had a price$/$earnings ratio of $13$ at the end of $2023,$ what was the market price of the stock?

f$)$ Calculate the cash dividend per share for $2023$ and the dividend yield based on the market price calculated in part e$.$

g$)$ Calculate the dividend payout ratio for $2023.$

h$)$ Assume that accounts receivable at December $31,2023,$ totaled $$326$ million. Calculate the number of days' sales in receivables at that date.

i$)$ Calculate Wiper's debt ratio and debt$/$equity ratio at December $31,2023$ and $2022.$

j$)$ Calculate the times interest earned ratio for $2023$ and $2022.$