Which of the Following Statements Best Describes the Du Pont

question 70

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes the Du Pont analysis?

• A) Suppose a firm's total assets turnover ratio falls from 1.0 to 0.9, but at the same time its profit margin rises from 9% to 10% and its debt increases from 40% of total assets to 60%. Under these conditions, the ROE will increase.
• B) Suppose a firm's total assets turnover ratio falls from 1.0 to 0.9, but at the same time its profit margin rises from 9% to 10% and its debt increases from 40% of total assets to 60%. Without additional information, we cannot tell what will happen to the ROE.
• C) The modified Du Pont equation provides information about how operations affect the ROE, but the equation does not include the effects of debt on the ROE.
• D) Suppose a firm's total assets turnover ratio falls from 1.0 to 0.9, but at the same time its profit margin rises from 9% to 10%, and its debt increases from 40% of total assets to 60%. Under these conditions, the ROE will decrease.

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Definitions:

Sum of Squared Errors

The total of the squared differences between the observed values and the values predicted by a model or the mean.

Variation

A measure of the spread or dispersion of a set of data points within a dataset.

Null Hypothesis

A default hypothesis that there is no significant effect or difference, and any observed variation is due to chance.

Normally Distributed

Describes a distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.