Keller Cosmetics maintains an operating profit margin of 9.00% and a sales-to-assets ratio of 3.90. It has assets of $700,000 and equity of $500,000. Assume that interest payments are $50,000 and the tax rate is 30%. a. What is the return on assets? (Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. What is the return on equity? (Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)   Sara Togas sells all its output to Federal Stores. The following table shows selected financial data, in millions, for the two firms: Sales Interest Payment Net Income Assets at Start of Year Federal Stores $117 $21 $27 $67 Sara Togas 37 18 21 28.5 Assume tax rate is 35%. a. Calculate the sales-to-assets ratio, the operating profit margin, and the return on assets for the two firms. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round the sales-to-assets ratio answers to 2 decimal places. Enter the operating profit margin and return on assets answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. Now assume that the two companies merge. If the Federal continues to sell goods worth $117 million, how will the three ratios change? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round the sales-to-assets ratio answer to 2 decimal places. Enter the operating profit margin and return on assets answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

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Keller Cosmetics maintains an operating profit margin of 9.00% and a sales-to-assets ratio of 3.90. It has assets of $700,000 and equity of $500,000. Assume that interest payments are $50,000 and the tax rate is 30%.

a. What is the return on assets? (Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

b. What is the return on equity? (Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

 

Sara Togas sells all its output to Federal Stores. The following table shows selected financial data, in millions, for the two firms: Sales Interest Payment Net Income Assets at Start of Year Federal Stores $117 $21 $27 $67 Sara Togas 37 18 21 28.5 Assume tax rate is 35%.

a. Calculate the sales-to-assets ratio, the operating profit margin, and the return on assets for the two firms. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round the sales-to-assets ratio answers to 2 decimal places. Enter the operating profit margin and return on assets answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

b. Now assume that the two companies merge. If the Federal continues to sell goods worth $117 million, how will the three ratios change? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round the sales-to-assets ratio answer to 2 decimal places. Enter the operating profit margin and return on assets answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

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