One Important Difference Between Return on Assets (ROA)and Return on Common

question 66

Multiple Choice

One important difference between return on assets (ROA) and return on common shareholder's equity (ROCE) is that:

• A) ROA does not differentiate based on how a company finances its assets; ROCE does.
• B) ROA does not distinguish between the different types of income items, such as income from continuing operations, discontinued operations, extraordinary items and changes in accounting principles; ROCE does.
• C) ROCE does not distinguish between the different types of income items, such as income from continuing operations, discontinued operations, extraordinary items and changes in accounting principles; ROA does.
• D) ROCE does not differentiate based on how a company finances its assets; ROA does.

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Definitions:

Compound Increase

The growth of an amount where the increase over time accumulates on itself because the base amount changes due to additions made in previous periods.

Compounded Annually

The calculation and addition of interest to the principal once a year.

Nominal Rate

The interest rate before adjustment for inflation, not reflecting the real cost of borrowing or the real return on an investment.

Compounded Monthly

The routine of accruing interest monthly, which incorporates calculating interest on the initial principal as well as on the interest that has previously been accrued.