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Khaki Republic sells clothing and accessories through premium outlet locations and online. Selected financial data for Khaki Republic is provided as follows:

$($$ in millions$)$

Sales

Net income

Stockholders' equity, beginning

Stockholders' equity, ending

Average shares outstanding

Dividends per share

Stock price, ending

$2.$ Compare each ratio for Khaki Republic to Zoom and Microsoft reported in the chapter, select the appropriate company for each of the following:

a$.$ Which company's return on equity shows the highest return to shareholders?

b$.$ Which company's dividend yield shows the highest amount paid to shareholders?

c$.$ Which company's price$-$earnings ratio is most likely to reflect high growth expectations by investors?