Use the information that follows taken from Carter Company's financial statements for the years ending December 31, 2010 and 2009 to answer problems 3 through 9.
-If the industry in which Carter is a member has an average return on equity of 22%, determine if in 2010, Carter is more or less profitable than the average firm in its industry.
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