a.
Introduction: The return on assets is a financial ratio which states that how profitably a company has employed its assets. In other words, how the company has utilized its assets to generate income.
Requirement 1
The return on assets of the company for the current year.
b.
Introduction: Comparison between similar companies in the same industry is crucial to the assessment of the company’s performance. A company’s financial ratios, when compared with the industry data, can reveal lots of valuable information which the financial statements can not reveal.
Requirement 2
The K company’s return on assets for the current year is satisfactory or not as compared to its competitor’s return on assets.
c.
Introduction: Expenses are incurred to generate revenues and thus, form an essential part of the income statement.
Requirement 3
The total expenses of the company for the current year.
d.
Introduction:
Requirement 4
Total amount of liabilities and equity in K in the current year.
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