Use the Information That Follows Taken from Carter Company's Financial

question 5

Essay

Use the information that follows taken from Carter Company's financial statements for the years ending December 31, 2017 and 2016.
$\begin{array}{lrr}\text { Balance Sheet Information }&2017&2016\\\hline \text { Assets}\\\text { Cash } & \$ 70 & \$ 80 \\\text { Accounts receivable } & 40 & 40 \\\text { Inventory } & 40 & 60 \\\text { Land, building, and equipment } & \underline{290} & \underline{310} \\\text { Total Assets } & \$ \underline{440} & \$ \underline{490} \\\end{array}$

$\begin{array}{l}\text { Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity }\\\hline \text { Accounts payable } & \$ 95 & \$ 245 \\\text { Common stock } & 210 & 210 \\\text { Retained earnings } & 135& 35\\\text { Total Liabilities \& Shareholders' Equity }& \underline{\$440} &\underline{ \$490} \\\end{array}$

$\begin{array}{lr}\text { Income Statement Information }\\\text { Sales (all sales are on credit) } & \$ 900 \\\text { Cost of goods sold } & \underline{300} \\\text { Gross profit } & {\$600}\\\text { Operating expenses } & \underline{ 500} \\\text { Net income } & \underline{ \$(100)} \end{array}$
The industry in which Carter is a member has an average return on assets of 18%. Carter reported no interest expense during 2017. Determine if Carter is more or less profitable in 2017 than the average firm in its industry.

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