Marshall McBride Inherited $10,000 from His Great Aunt Marth A Invested

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Marshall McBride inherited $10,000 from his Great Aunt Marth A.He invested $5,000 in a new,risky start-up venture,10^th Generation,Inc. ,and the other $5,000 in Major Chemicals,Inc,a well-known chemical company that's been around for years.Today,his financial planner called to inform him that the Return on Equity on 10^th Generation = 6.28%;and,Return on Equity on Major Chemicals = 10.50%.Which of the following facts is important information for Marshall McBride?

• A)The return on equity on new companies is always lower than the return on equity of well established firms.
• B)Investors willing to take added risk,expect higher returns.
• C)Return on equity is a liquidity ratio that has very little bearing on profitability.
• D)If Marshall wants to know how well his investments are performing,he should employ leverage ratios such as the debt to equity ratio.

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