Requirement 1g. Compute the rate of return on common stockholders' equity for 2018 and 2017. Begin by selecting the formula to compute the rate of return on common stockholders' equity. Rate of return on common stockholders' equity (Net income- Preferred dividends)/ Average common stockholder's equity common stockholders' equity for 2018 and 2017. (Round your answe Now, compute the rate of return on to one tenth of a percent, X.X % .) 2018: % % 2017 Enter any number in the edit fields and then click Check Answer parts remaining Clear All i Balance Sheet financial statement data of Ranfield, Inc. follow Income Statement Ranfield, Inc. Comparative Balance Sheet Ranfield, Inc. December 31, 2018 and 2017 Comparative Income Statement 2018 2017 2016 Years Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 Assets 2018 2017 Current Assets wo $ 460,000 S 429,000 Net Sales Revenue Cash S 91,000 $ 89,000 216,000 237,000 Cost of Goods Sold Accounts Receivables, Net 111.000 115,000 $ 101,000 Gross Profit 223,000 213,000 Merchandise Inventory 149.000 211.000 162.000 137,000 135,000 14.000 10,000 Operating Expenses Prepaid Expenses 18 Income From Operations 86,000 78,000 Total Current Assets 365,000 376.000 s' 12,000 14,000 218,000 174,000 Interest Expense Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net 550,000 $598,000 Income Before Income Tax 64,000 583,000 $ 74,000 Total Assets nor 20,000 24.000 Income Tax Expense Liabilities (F 54,000 S 40,000 Net Income Total Current Liabilities 224.000 $ 245,000 117,000 94,000 Long-term Liabilities Print Total Liabilities Done 341,000 339,000 mber in treedit helds and then clicR Check Answer Print Done ty ratios for 2018 and 2017 the debt to equity ratio. i Additional Financial Information 1. Market price of Ranfield's common stock: $111.60 at December 31, 2018, and $86.53 at December 31, 2017 2. Common shares outstanding: 9,000 on December 31, 2018 and 7,000 on December 31, 2017 and 2016. 3. All sales are on credit. Print Done ome-Preferred dividends)/ Average co mmon stockholder's equity C on stockholders' equity for 2018 and 2017. (Round your answers to one tenth of a percent, X.X %. ) i Requirements 18 ity 1. Compute the following ratios for 2018 and 2017: Current ratio a. b. Cash ratio Times-interest-earned ratio d. Inventory turnover e. Gross profit percentage f. Debt to equity ratio g. Rate of return on common stockholders' equity h. Earnings per share of common stock i. Price/earnings ratio 2. Decide (a) whether Ranfield's ability to pay debts and to sell inventory improved or deteriorated during 2018 and (b) whether the investment attractiveness of its common stock appears to have increased or decreased. C. nst urn d di rs' Print Done