The Following Information Is Provided for Nguyen Company and Northwest

question 189

Multiple Choice

The following information is provided for Nguyen Company and Northwest Corporation. $\begin{array}{lll}\text { (in } \$ \text { millions) }&\text { Nguven Company }&\text { Northwest Corporation }\\\text { Net income } 2017 & \$ 165 & \$ 420 \\\text { Net sales } 2017 & 1,650 & 4,900 \\\text { Total assets } 12 / 31 / 15 & 1,000 & 2,400 \\\text { Total assets } 12 / 31 / 16 & 1,050 & 3,000 \\\text { Total assets } 12 / 31 / 17 & 1,150 & 4,000\end{array}$ What is Nguyen's return on assets for 2017?

• A)150.0%
• B)15.7%
• C)15.0%
• D)14.3%

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