You are doing some financial analysis research for your work and managed to get (incomplete) data. You will use this data to deduce the required information. You can assume 365 days in a year.

(a) Alpha Co. reported a cost of goods sold of $64,380.00 and an accounts payable balance of $16,700.00 last year. Compute the average time taken to pay suppliers. Discuss the significance of a long days' costs in payables for the firm.  

(b) Bravo Ltd. equity multiplier is 1.93, its total asset turnover is 2.65, and its profit margin is 4.20 percent. Compute the Return on Equity (ROE). Explain the impact on ROE, should the total asset turnover decline next year.  

(c) Charlie Inc. has a profit margin of 7.90 percent, a total asset turnover of 1.54, and a Return on Equity (ROE) of 13.47 percent. Solve for the debt-equity ratio.  

(d) Delta GMBH's ROE is 8.9 percent. Sales are $2,956,000.00. Total debt ratio is 0.3743. Total debt is $964,000.00. Determine the return on assets (ROA).