Required 1 Required 2 Calculate the following profitability ratios for 2024: (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) Profitability Ratios a. Gross profit ratio % b. Return on assets % % c. Profit margin d. Asset turnover e. Return on equity times %

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The balance sheets for Monitor World Corporation and additional information are provided below.
 

MONITOR WORLD CORPORATION
Balance Sheets
December 31, 2024 and 2023
  2024 2023
Assets    
Current assets:    
Cash $176,400 $125,000
Accounts receivable 88,000 97,000
Inventory 100,000 85,000
Investments 4,500 2,500
Long-term assets:    
Land 530,000 530,000
Equipment 840,000 720,000
Less: Accumulated depreciation (478,000) (318,000)
Total assets $1,260,900 $1,241,500
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity    
Current liabilities:    
Accounts payable $104,000 $90,000
Interest payable 6,500 12,500
Income tax payable 8,500 5,500
Long-term liabilities:    
Notes payable 120,000 240,000
Stockholders' equity:    
Common stock 750,000 750,000
Retained earnings 271,900 143,500
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $1,260,900 $1,241,500


Additional information for 2024:

  1. Net income is $128,400.
  2. Sales on account are $1,702,000. (All sales are credit sales.)
  3. Cost of goods sold is $1,276,500.

Required:
1. 
Calculate the following profitability ratios for 2024:
2. When we compare two companies, can one have a higher return on assets while the other has a higher return on equity?

Required 1
Required 2
Calculate the following profitability ratios for 2024: (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.)
Profitability Ratios
a. Gross profit ratio
%
b. Return on assets
%
%
c. Profit margin
d. Asset turnover
e. Return on equity
times
%
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