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Shown below are selected data from the financial statements of Noble Computers.(Dollar amounts are in millions,except for the per share data. )
Noble reported earnings per share for the year of $6 and paid cash dividends of $2.00 per share.At year-end,the Wall Street Journal listed Noble's capital stock as trading at $81 per share.
-Noble's return on assets was:

• A)2.6%
• B)21%.
• C)26%.
• D)37%.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction or behavior to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with a significant stimulus.

Novel Stimulus

A new or unfamiliar stimulus that has not been previously experienced by an organism, often used in experimental research to gauge response or attention.

Stimulant

A substance that increases physiological or nervous activity in the body.

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to distinguish between different stimuli, even if they are similar, based on learned responses.