Which of the Following Statements Is CORRECT

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) Suppose a firm's total assets turnover ratio falls from 1.0 to 0.9, but at the same time its profit margin rises from 9% to 10%, and its debt increases from 40% of total assets to 60%.Under these conditions, the ROE will decrease.
• B) Suppose a firm's total assets turnover ratio falls from 1.0 to 0.9, but at the same time its profit margin rises from 9% to 10% and its debt increases from 40% of total assets to 60%.Under these conditions, the ROE will increase.
• C) Suppose a firm's total assets turnover ratio falls from 1.0 to 0.9, but at the same time its profit margin rises from 9% to 10% and its debt increases from 40% of total assets to 60%.Without additional information, we cannot tell what will happen to the ROE.
• D) The modified DuPont equation provides information about how operations affect the ROE, but the equation does not include the effects of debt on the ROE.
• E) Other things held constant, an increase in the debt ratio will result in an increase in the profit margin on sales.

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Definitions:

Output Level

The quantity of goods or services produced by a company, industry, or economic sector within a given time period.

Economic Rents

Earnings in excess of the minimum necessary to keep a factor of production in its current use, often associated with restricted supply or monopoly power.

Imperfectly Competitive

A market structure where individual firms have some control over the price of their products due to a lack of perfect competition.

Market Price

The current price at which a good or service is bought and sold in a marketplace, determined by supply and demand dynamics.