Northwest Lumber Had a Profit Margin of 5

question 43

Multiple Choice

Northwest Lumber had a profit margin of 5.25%, a total assets turnover of 1.5, and an equity multiplier of 1.8.What was the firm's ROE?

• A) 12.79%
• B) 13.47%
• C) 14.18%
• D) 14.88%
• E) 15.63%

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