Use the Following Information on Dylan Enterprises for Questions 20

question 17

Multiple Choice

Use the following information on Dylan Enterprises for questions 20 - 26.
$\begin{array}{lr}\text { Income statement }\\\text { Net Sales } & \$ 320,000,000 \\\text { Less: Cost of Goods Sold } & \$ 162,000,000\\\text { Gross Profit } & \$ 158,000,000 \\\text { Less: Operating Expenses } & \$ 120,000,000 \\\text { Less: Depreciation } & \$ 11,000,000\\\text { Operating Profit } & \$ 27,000,000 \\\text { Less: Interest Expense } & \$ 8,500,000\\\text { Net Profit Before Taxes } & \$ 18,500,000 \\\text { Less: Taxes } & \$ 6,290,000\\\text { Net Income }&\$12,210,000\\\\\text { Earnings Available to Common } & \$ 12,210,000 \\\text { Dividends Paid (60\% of EAC) } & \$ 7,326,000\\\text { Addition to Retained Earnings }&\$4,884,000\\\\\text { Earnings Per Share }&\$6.11\end{array}$ $\begin{array}{lrrr}&\text { Balance sheet }\\\text { Assets } & \text { Current Year } & \text { Prior Year } & \text { Change } \\\text { Cash } & \$ 1,500,000 & \$ 3,000,000 & (\$ 1,500,000) \\\text { Marketable Securities } & \$ 1,500,000 & \$ 3,200,000 & (\$ 1,700,000) \\\text { Accounts Receivable } & \$ 57,000,000 & \$ 44,000,000 & \$ 13,000,000 \\\text { Inventory } & \$ 106,000,000 & \$ 99,000,000 & \$ 7,000,000 \\\text { Pre-Paid Expenses } & \$ 8,400,000 & \$ 11,000,000 & (\$ 2,600,000) \\\text { Total Current Assets } & \$ 174,400,000 & \$ 160,200,000 & \$ 14,200,000 \\\text { Long-Term Assets } & \$ 148,000,000 & \$ 154,000,000 & (\$ 6,000,000) \\\text { Total Assets }&\$322,400,000&\$314,200,000&\$8,200,000\\\\\text { Liabilities } & \text { Current Year } & \text { Prior Year } & \text { Change } \\\text { Accounts Payable } & \$ 8,716,000 & \$ 6,400,000 & \$ 2,316,000\\\text { Short-Term Debt } & \$ 102,000,000 & \$ 105,000,000 & (\$ 3,000,000) \\ \text { Total Current Liabilities } & \$ 110,716,000 & \$ 111,400,000 & (\$ 684,000) \\\text { Long-Term Debt }(8 \%) & \$ 115,000,000 & \$ 111,000,000 & \$ 4,000,000\\\text { Total Liabilities } & \$ 225,716,000 & \$ 222,400,000 & \$ 3,316,000 \\\text { Common Stock (\$1 Par) } & \$ 2,000,000 & \$ 2,000,000 & \$ 0 \\\text { Paid-In Capital } & \$ 65,000,000 & \$ 65,000,000 & \$ 0 \\\text { Retained Earnings } & \$ 29,684,000 & \$ 24,800,000 & \$ 4,884,000\\\text { Total Equity }&\$96,684,000&\$91,800,000&\$4,884,000\\\text { Total Liabilities and Equity }&\$322,400,000&\$314,200,000&\$8,200,000\end{array}$
-What is Dylan's return on equity for the current year?

• A) 3.8%
• B) 5.1%
• C) 5.4%
• D) 12.6%
• E) 13.3%

Understand the fundamental principles of options, including call and put options.

Comprehend the key terms and their importance in options trading such as strike price, expiration date, and intrinsic value.

Identify the characteristics and valuation of convertible securities, including convertible bonds.

Distinguish between American and European options and their exercise terms.

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