You Invested $5,000 in the Cog Corporation and $5,000 in the Gear

question 55

Multiple Choice

You invested $5,000 in the Cog corporation and $5,000 in the Gear corporation. Both of these corporations have $100 million in total assets. The Cog corporation had a net profit of $5 million and the Gear corporation had a net profit of $10 million. You read their annual reports and both companies had established a goal of having a net profit equal to 15% of total assets.

• A) Cog is more effective than Gear.
• B) Cog is more efficient than Gear.
• C) Gear is more efficient than Cog.
• D) Gear is more effective than Cog.
• E) Cannot tell without more information.

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