Comparative Calendar Year Financial Data for a Company Are Shown

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Essay

Comparative calendar year financial data for a company are shown below:
$\begin{array}{|l|r|r|} \hline& {2014} & {2013} \\\hline \text { Sales } & \$ 720,000 & \$ 607,500 \\\hline \text { Gross profit } & 270,000 & 224,800 \\\hline \text { Income before taxes } & 79,200 & 78,700 \\\hline \text { Net income } & 51,200 & 51,700 \\\hline\\\hline & \text { December 31, } & \text { December 31, } \\\hline& 2014 & 2013 \\\hline \text { Liabilities } & \$ 493,500 & \$ 452,500 \\\hline \text { Common stock }(\$ 12 \text { par) } & 180,000 & 180,000 \\\hline \text { Contributed capital in excess of par } & 135,000 & 135,000 \\\hline \text { Retained earnings } & 204,000 & 177,300 \\\hline \text { Total liabilities and equity } & \$ 1.012,500 & \$ 944,800 \\\hline\end{array}$ Calculate:
(1) Return on total assets for 2014.
(2) Return on common stockholders' equity for 2014.

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