The Following Information Pertains to Sampson Company What Is the Return on Common Stockholders' Equity for Sampson

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The following information pertains to Sampson Company.Assume that all balance sheet amounts represent both average and ending balance figures.Assume that all sales were on credit. $\begin{array}{lr}\text { Assets }\\\text { Cash and short-term investments } & \$ 45,000 \\\text { Accounts receivable (net) } & 25,000 \\\text { Inventory } & 20,000 \\\text { Property, plant and equipment } & {230,000} \\\quad \text { Total Assets } & \$320,000\\\\\text { Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity }\\\text { Current liabilities } & \$ 50,000 \\\text { Long-term liabilities } & 90,000 \\\text { Stockholders' equity-common } &180,000 \\\text { Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity }&\$320,000\\\\\text { Income Statement }\\\text { Sales } & \$ 150,000 \\\text { Cost of goods sold } & 66,000 \\\text { Gross profit } & 84,000 \\\text { Operating expenses } & 30,000 \\\text { Net income }&\$54,000\\\\\text { Number of shares of common stock } & 6,000 \\\text { Market price of common stock } & \$ 20 \\\text { Dividends per share } & 50\end{array}$ What is the return on common stockholders' equity for Sampson?

• A)30%
• B)46.7%
• C)36%
• D)16.9%

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