Chapter 10, Problem 10.7SE

To determine

Rate of return on total assets:

Rate of return on the total assets is the ratio of the net income, and interest expense to the average total assets. The rate of return on total assets measures the efficiency of the business. It measures how efficiently the business is using its total assets in generating the income.

The rate of return on the total assets is calculated as follows:

$\left\{\begin{array}{l}\text{Rate of return}\\ \text{on total assets}\end{array}\right\}=\left\{\frac{\text{Net}\text{income}\text{+}\text{Interest}\text{Expense}}{\text{Average total assets}}\right\}$

To compute: The rate of return on the total assets of Incorporation B for 2018.