Marshall McBride Inherited $10,000 from His Great Aunt Martha

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Marshall McBride inherited $10,000 from his Great Aunt Martha. He invested $5,000 in a new, risky start-up venture, 10th Generation, Inc., and the other $5,000 in Major Chemicals, Inc, a well-known chemical company that's been around for years. Today, his financial planner called to inform him that the Return on Equity on 10th Generation = 6.28%; and, Return on Equity on Major Chemicals = 10.50%. Which of the following facts is important information for Marshall McBride?

• A)The return on equity on new companies is always lower than the return on equity of well established firms.
• B)Investors willing to take added risk, expect higher returns.
• C)Return on equity is a liquidity ratio that has very little bearing on profitability.
• D)If Marshall wants to know how well his investments are performing, he should employ leverage ratios such as the debt to equity ratio.

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