Chapter 3

Question 1. Equity Multiplier and Return on Equity Nuber Company has a debt-equity ratio of .80. Return on assets is 9.7 percent, and total equity is $735,000. What is the equity multiplier? Return on equity? Net income?

Question 2. Using the DuPont Identity )(MC, Inc., has sales of $2,700, total assets of $1,310, and a debt-equity ratio of 1.20. If its return on equity is 15 percent, what is its net income?

Question 3. Days' Sales in Receivables A company has net income of $265,000, a profit margin of 9.3 percent, and an accounts receivable balance of $145,300. Assuming 80 percent of sales are on credit, what is the company's days' sales in receivables?

Question 4. Calculating the Cash Coverage Ratio Titan Inc.'s net income for the most recent year was $8,320. The tax rate was 34 percent. The firm paid $1,940 in total interest expense and deducted $2,730 in depreciation expense. What was Titan's cash coverage ratio for the year?

Question 5. Ratios and Fixed Assets The Le Bleu Company has a ratio of long-term debt to total assets of .35 and a current ratio of 1.25. Current liabilities are $950, sales are $5,780, profit margin is 9.4 percent, and ROE is 18.2 percent. What is the amount of the firm's net fixed assets?