Use the following financial information for AT&T and Verizon to conduct a DuPont system of analysis for each company.

AT&T

Verizon

Sales

$$$$181$ comma $193$

$$$$131$ comma $868$

Earnings available for common stockholders

$13$ comma $900$

$19$ comma $265$

Total assets

$551$ comma $669$

$291$ comma $727$

$$Stockholders$\text{'}$ equity

$201$ comma $934$

$62$ comma $835$

a$.$ Which company has the higher net profit$$ margin? Higher asset$$ turnover?

b$.$ Which company has the higher$$ ROA? The higher$$ ROE?

c$.$ Which company has the higher financial leverage$$ multiplier?

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Part $1$

a$.$ Net profit margin $($Round to three decimal$$ places.$)$

AT&T

Verizon

Net profit margin

Part $2$

$$

Verizon

AT$\backslash$&T

has the higher net profit margin.$($Select the best answer from the$$ drop$-$down menu.$)$

Part $3$

Total assets turnover$($Round to three decimal$$ places.$)$

AT&T

Verizon

Total assets turnover

Part $4$

$$

AT$\backslash$&T

Verizon

has the higher total assets turnover.$($Select the best answer from the$$ drop$-$down menu.$)$

Part $5$

b$.$ Return on total assets$($Round to three decimal$$ places.$)$

AT&T

Verizon

Return on total assets

Part $6$

$$

Verizon

AT$\backslash$&T

has the higher return on total assets$($ROA$).($Select the best answer from the$$ drop$-$down menu.$)$

Part $7$

Return on equity$($Round to three decimal$$ places.$)$

AT&T

Verizon

Return on equity

Part $8$

$$

AT$\backslash$&T

Verizon

has the higher return on equity$($ROE$).($Select the best answer from the$$ drop$-$down menu.$)$

Part $9$

c$.$ Which company has the higher financial leverage$$ multiplier? $($Round to two decimal$$ places.$)$

AT&T

Verizon

Financial Leverage Multiplier

Part $10$

$$

AT$\backslash$&T

Verizon

has the higher financial leverage multiplier.$($Select the best answer from the$$ drop$-$down menu.$)$