Selected current year-end financial statements of Cabot Corporation follow. (All sales were on credit; selected balance sheet amounts at December 31 of the prior year were inventory, $48,900; total assets, $189,400; common stock, $90,000; and retained earnings, $33,748.) Assets Cash Short-term investments Accounts receivable, net Merchandise inventory Prepaid expenses Plant assets, net Total assets CABOT CORPORATION Balance Sheet December 31 of current year Liabilities and Equity $ 10,000 Accounts payable 8,400 Accrued wages payable 33,700 Income taxes payable 32,150 Long-term note payable, secured by mortgage on plant assets 2,650 Common stock 153,300 Retained earnings $ 240,200 Total liabilities and equity $ 17,500 3,200 3,300 63,400 90,000 62,800 $ 240,200 CABOT CORPORATION Income Statement For Current Year Ended December 31 Sales $ 448,600 Cost of goods sold 297,250 Gross profit 151,350 Operating expenses 98,600 Interest expense 4,100 Income before taxes 48,650 Income tax expense 19,598 Net income $ 29,052 Req 1 and 2 Reg 3 Reg 4 Reg 5 Reg 6 Req 7 Reg 8 Req 9 Reg 10 Req 11 Compute the return on equity. (11) Return On Equity Denominator: Numerator: 1 Return On Equity Return on equity / / 0 %