
Profit margin on sales: This is profitability ratio arrived at by comparing the net income to net sales of the company.
Return on assets ratio: It is financial ratio computed by dividing net income by total assets.
(a) To prepare: To prepare the factors to be considered by the board of directors in establishing a dividend policy.
Given information: All the information related to M Inc. is provided in the question document.
(b) To compute: To compute the return on assets, profit margin on sales, earnings per share, price-earnings ratio, and current ratio for each of the 5 years for M Inc.
Given information: All the information related to M Inc. is provided in the question document.
(c) To comment: To comment on the appropriateness of declaring a cash dividend at this time, using the ratios computed in part (b) as a major factor in your analysis.
Given information: All the information related to M Inc. is provided in the question document.

Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Chapter 24 Solutions
ACP INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING VOL. 1 >C
- Robertson Corp. expects to sell 32,500 units. Each unit requires 5 pounds of direct materials at $18 per pound and 2.5 direct labor hours at $14 per direct labor hour. The overhead rate is $10 per direct labor hour. The beginning inventories are as follows: direct materials, 3,200 pounds; finished goods, 4,000 units. The planned ending inventories are as follows: direct materials, 5,500 pounds; finished goods, 4,200 units. What is the planned production?arrow_forwardMoti Bakery produces various baked goods. Utility costs are allocated to the products based on the baking time required for each product. Total utility costs of $270,000 are budgeted in a period when 540,000 total minutes of baking time are anticipated. If a batch of bagels bakes for 25 minutes, what amount of utility cost will be allocated to the bagels?arrow_forwardhe following is a December 31, 2024, post-dosing trial balance for Almway Corporation. Account Title Debits Credits Cash 45,000 Investments 110,000 Accounts receivable 60,000 Inventories 200,000 Prepaid insurance (for the next 9 months) 9,000 Land 90,000 Buildings 420,000 Accumulated depreciation-buildings $ 100,000 Equipment 110,000 60,000 10,000 75.000 130.000 20.000 240,000 300.000 129.000 Accumulated depreciation-equipment Patents (net of amorization) Accounts payable Notes payable Interest payable Bonds Payable Common stock Retained eamings Totals Additional information: $ 1,054,000 $ 1,054,000 1. The investment account includes an investment in common stock of another corporation of $30,000 which management intends to hold for at least three years. The balance of these investments is intended to be sold in the coming year. 2. The land account includes land which cost $25,000 that the company has not used and is currently listed for sale. 3. The cash account includes $15,000…arrow_forward
- Which is not a Risk Assessment Procedure?a. Ratio Analysisb. Observation of Activitiesc. Account Receivable confirmationsd. Inspection of Documentse. Inquiry of Internal Auditors Is it a or c ???arrow_forwardCalculate Pankaj's net income for the yeararrow_forwardAnswer to below Questionarrow_forward
- AccountingAccountingISBN:9781337272094Author:WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.Publisher:Cengage Learning,Accounting Information SystemsAccountingISBN:9781337619202Author:Hall, James A.Publisher:Cengage Learning,
- Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis...AccountingISBN:9780134475585Author:Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. RajanPublisher:PEARSONIntermediate AccountingAccountingISBN:9781259722660Author:J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M ThomasPublisher:McGraw-Hill EducationFinancial and Managerial AccountingAccountingISBN:9781259726705Author:John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting PrinciplesPublisher:McGraw-Hill Education





