Refer to the Tables Above

question 91

Multiple Choice

$\begin{array} {c } \text {MARNI COMPANY }\\ \text { Balance Sheet}\\ \text { As of December 31}\\\begin{array}{lrr}\text { ASSETS }\\\text { Cash } & \$ 50,000 \\\text { Accounts receivable } & 100,000 \\\text { Inventory } & 200,000 \\\text { Net plant and equipment } & 650,000\\\text { Total assets }&\$1,000,000\\\\\text { LIABITTES AND STOCKHOLDER.S' EQUTTY }\\\text { Accounts payable } & \$ 100,000 \\\text { Accrued expenses } & 90,000 \\\text { Long-term debt } & 250,000 \\\text { Common stock } & 100,000 \\\text { Paid-in capital } & 50,000 \\\text { Retained earnings } & 410,000\\\text { Total liabilities and stockholders' equity }&\$1,000,000\end{array}\end{array}$

$\begin{array} {c } \text {MARNI COMPANY }\\ \text {Income Statement }\\ \text {For the year ended December 31 }\\\begin{array} { l } \text {Sales (all on credit) }&\$2,000,000\\ \text {Cost of goods sold }&1,750,000\\ \text { Gross profit}&\$250,000\\ \text {Sales and administrative expenses }&30,000\\ \text { Fixed lease expenses}&10,000\\ \text {Depreciation }&60,000\\ \text { Operating profit}&\$150,000\\ \text {Interest expense }&25,000\\ \text { Profit before taxes}&\$125,000\\ \text { Taxes (40 \%) }&50,000\\ \text {Net income }&\$75,000\\\end{array}\end{array}$

Refer to the tables above. What is Marni's after-tax profit margin?

• A) 12.5%
• B) 3.75%
• C) 30%
• D) None of the options

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Definitions:

Deposit Multiplier

The ratio that measures the potential impact of a change in banking reserves on the money supply, indicating how much money banks can create with each dollar of reserves.

Fed Funds Rate

The interest rate at which depository institutions lend reserve balances to other depository institutions overnight, a vital monetary policy tool used by the Federal Reserve.

Discount Rate

The rate at which the central bank lends money to commercial banks and other financial institutions through its discount window.

Open Market Operations

Open Market Operations involve the buying and selling of government securities by a central bank to control the money supply and interest rates in the economy.