Chapter 24, Problem 13QS

To determine

Introduction:

Profit Margin Ratio:

Profit Margin Ratio is a profitability ratio that represents the percentage income earned on the sales. It is calculated by dividing the Net Income by the Sales. The formulas to calculate the Profit margin is as follows:

$ProfitMargin =\frac{NetIncome}{Sales}$

Asset Turnover Ratio:

Asset Turnover Ratio is an efficiency ratio that represents the sales earned on the average assets invested in the business. It is calculated by dividing the Sales by Average total assets. The formulas to calculate the Asset Turnover Ratio is as follows:

$AssetTurnoverRatio =\frac{Sales}{Averagetotalassets}$

To determine: The profit margin and investment turnover for the investment center