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26 February, 11:57

Use the following information to answer this question. Windswept, Inc. 2017 Income Statement ($ in millions) Net sales $ 9,200 Cost of goods sold 7,550 Depreciation 430 Earnings before interest and taxes $ 1,220 Interest paid 92 Taxable income $ 1,128 Taxes 395 Net income $ 733 Windswept, Inc. 2016 and 2017 Balance Sheets ($ in millions) 2016 2017 2016 2017 Cash $ 200 $ 235 Accounts payable $ 1,370 $ 1,505 Accounts rec. 950 850 Long-term debt 1,050 1,315 Inventory 1,620 1,625 Common stock 3,200 2,950 Total $ 2,770 $ 2,710 Retained earnings 510 760 Net fixed assets 3,360 3,820 Total assets $ 6,130 $ 6,530 Total liab. & equity $ 6,130 $ 6,530 What is the return on equity for 2017?

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  1. 26 February, 13:39
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    19.76%

    Explanation:

    The computation of the return on equity is shown below:

    Return on equity = net income : total stockholder equity

    where,

    Net income is $733

    And, the total stockholder equity is

    = Common stock + retained earning

    = $2,950 + $760

    = $3,710

    So, the return on equity is

    = $733 : $3,710

    = 19.76%

    We simply applied the above formula
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