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Kindle Fire Prevention Corp. has a profit margin of 4.8 percent, total asset tur

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Question

Kindle Fire Prevention Corp. has a profit margin of 4.8 percent, total asset turnover of 2.0, and ROE of 19.34 percent. What is this firm’s debt–equity ratio? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

  

Kindle Fire Prevention Corp. has a profit margin of 4.8 percent, total asset turnover of 2.0, and ROE of 19.34 percent. What is this firm’s debt–equity ratio? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

Explanation / Answer

Return on assets = Profit margin * asset turnover = 4.8 * 2 = 9.6

RoE = RoA * Debt-equity ratio

Debt equity ratio = 19.34/9.6 = 2.01