Use the following balance sheet and income statement shown to answer the question below.

Balance Sheet $($Millions of $$)$

Assets

$2014$

Cash and securities

$ $2,500$

Accounts receivable

$11,500$

Inventories

$16,000$

Total current assets

$$30,000$

Net plant and equipment

$$20,000$

Total assets

$$50,000$

Liabilities and Equity

Accounts payable

$ $9,500$

Accruals

$5,500$

Notes payable

$7,000$

Total current liabilities

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$$22,000$

Long$-$term bonds

$$15,000$

Total liabilities

$$37,000$

Common stock

$ $2,000$

Retained earnings

$11,000$

Total common equity

$$13,000$

Total liabilities and equity

$$50,000$

Income Statement $($Millions of $$)$

$2014$

Net sales

$$87,500$

Operating costs except depreciation

$81,813$

Depreciation

$1,531$

Earnings bef interest and taxes $($EBIT$)$

$ $4,156$

Less interest

$1,375$

Earnings before taxes $($EBT$)$

$ $2,781$

Taxes

$973$

Net income

$ $1,808$

Other data:

Shares outstanding $($millions$)$

$500\mathrm{.}00$

Common dividends

$$632\mathrm{.}73$

Int rate on notes payable & L$-$T bonds

$6\mathrm{.}25\%$

Federal plus state income tax rate

$35\%$

Year$-$end stock price

$$

$$43\mathrm{.}39$

$$

What is the firm's ROA?

Group of answer choices

$6\mathrm{.}54\%$

$4\mathrm{.}89\%$

$5\mathrm{.}29\%$

$3\mathrm{.}62\%$