The current year financial statements for Blue Water Company and Prime Fish Company are presented below. Balance sheet Cash Accounts receivable (net) Inventory Property & equipment (net) Other assets Total assets Current liabilities Long-term debt (interest rate: 10%) Capital stock ($10 par value) Additional paid-in capital Retained earnings Total liabilities and stockholders' equity Income statement Sales revenue (1/3 on credit) Cost of goods sold Operating expenses Net income Other data Per share stock price at end of current year Average income tax rate Dividends declared and paid in current year Ratio Profitability ratios: 1. Return on equity ratio 2. Return on assets ratio 3. Gross profit margin BLUE WATER COMPANY Blue Water % % % $ 41,000 38,000 99,000 140,000 84,000 $ 402,000 PRIME FISH COMPANY $ 99,000 65,000 148,000 29,000 61,000 $ 402,000 $ 447,000 (241,000) (161,000) $ 45,000 Both companies are in the fish catching and manufacturing business. Both have been in business approximately 10 years, and each has had steady growth. The management of each has a different viewpoint in many respects. Blue Water is more conservative, and as its president has said, "We avoid what we consider to be undue risk." Neither company is publicly held. $ 22 30% Required: 1. Using year-end balances for all ratios, compute the following ratios: Note: Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places. Enter percentage answers rounded to 2 decimal places (i.e. 0.1234 should be entered as 12.34). % % % $ 33,000 Prime Fish $ 21,000 31,000 40,000 401,000 305,000 $ 798,000 $ 49,000 60,000 512,000 106,000 71,000 $ 798,000 $ 802,000 (400,000) (311,000) $ 91,000 $ 15 30% $ 148,000