XYZ CorpHas a Profit Margin of 7%,a Debt Burden of

question 105

Multiple Choice

XYZ Corp.has a profit margin of 7%,a debt burden of .8,and has financed two-thirds of its assets through equity.What asset turnover ratio is necessary to achieve an ROE of 18%?

• A) 1.26
• B) 1.61
• C) 2.14
• D) 4.02

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Definitions:

Factory Overhead

All indirect costs associated with manufacturing beyond direct materials and direct labor, such as maintenance, utilities, and salaries of supervisory personnel.

Direct Labor

The cost of wages for employees directly involved in the production of goods or services.

Process Costing System

A costing method used in industries where production is continuous and units are indistinguishable from each other, allocating costs to units of product based on the process they go through.

Work In Process Accounts

Accounts used to track the costs of unfinished goods in production processes at any point in time.