Litan Corp. has $450,000 of assets, and it uses only common equity capital (zero debt). Its sales for the last year were $850,000, and its net income after taxes was $32,500. The stockholders recently voted in a new management team that has promised to lower costs and get the return on equity up to 18%. What profit margin would Litan Corp. need in order to achieve the 18% ROE, holding everything else constant?
Litan Corp. has $450,000 of assets, and it uses only common equity capital (zero debt). Its sales for the last year were $850,000, and its net income after taxes was $32,500. The stockholders recently voted in a new management team that has promised to lower costs and get the return on equity up to 18%. What profit margin would Litan Corp. need in order to achieve the 18% ROE, holding everything else constant?
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Transcribed Image Text:Litan Corp. has $450,000 of assets, and it uses only
common equity capital (zero debt). Its sales for the last
year were $850,000, and its net income after taxes was
$32,500. The stockholders recently voted in a new
management team that has promised to lower costs and
get the return on equity up to 18%. What profit margin
would Litan Corp. need in order to achieve the 18% ROE,
holding everything else constant?
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