Suppose selected comparative statement data for the giant bookseller Barnes & No

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Suppose selected comparative statement data for the giant bookseller Barnes & Noble are presented here. All balance sheet data are as of the end of the fiscal year (in millions) 2017 2016 Net sales Cost of goods sold Net income Accounts receivable Inventory Total assets Total common stockholders equity $5,351 $5,300 3,1003,100 120 104 1,250 1,350 2,850 3,250 971 1,101 65 65 Compute the following ratios for 2017, (Round asset turnover to 2 decimal places, e.g 1.83 and all other answers to 1 decimal place, eg. 1.8 or 2.5%) (a) Profit margin (b) Asset turnover (c) Return on assets (d) Return on common stockholders' equity (e) Gross profit rate times

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(a) Profit Margin = Net Income / Net Sales
= $65 / $5,351 = 1.21%

(b) Asset turnover = Net Sales / Average total assets
= $5,351 / {(2,850 + 3,250) / 2} = 1.75 times

(c) Return on assets = Net Income / Average total assets
= $65 / {(2,850 + 3,250) / 2} = 2.13 times

(d) Return on common stockholder's equity = (Net Income - Preferred Dividend) / Average common stockholder's equity
= ($65 - 0) / {(971 + 1,101) /2} = 6.27%

(e) Gross profit rate = Gross profit / Sales
= ($5,351 - 3,100) / $5,351 = 42.07%

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