Connect Access Card For Fundamental Accounting Principles
Connect Access Card For Fundamental Accounting Principles
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ISBN: 9781260158526
Author: John J Wild
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7, Problem 3BTN
To determine

Concept Introduction:

Return on total Assets:

The Return on total assets is profitability ratio that measures the percentage of profit earned on average assets invested in the business. Return on asset is calculated by dividing the net income by average total assets. The formula to calculate Return on assets is as follows:

  Return on assets = Net incomeAverage Total Assets 

Note: Average total assets are calculated as an average of beginning and ending total assets. The formula to calculate the average total assets is as follows:

  Average total Assets = (Beginning total assets + Ending total assets)2 

Requirement-1:

To identify:

The three business segments of HP's operations

To determine

Concept Introduction:

Return on total Assets:

The Return on total assets is profitability ratio that measures the percentage of profit earned on average assets invested in the business. Return on asset is calculated by dividing the net income by average total assets. The formula to calculate Return on assets is as follows:

  Return on assets = Net incomeAverage Total Assets 

Note: Average total assets are calculated as an average of beginning and ending total assets. The formula to calculate the average total assets is as follows:

  Average total Assets = (Beginning total assets + Ending total assets)2 

Requirement-2:

To identify:

The segment of HP that had the largest amount of operating income and segment that had the largest amount of assets in the fiscal year 2017

To determine

Concept Introduction:

Return on total Assets:

The Return on total assets is profitability ratio that measures the percentage of profit earned on average assets invested in the business. Return on asset is calculated by dividing the net income by average total assets. The formula to calculate Return on assets is as follows:

  Return on assets = Net incomeAverage Total Assets 

Note: Average total assets are calculated as an average of beginning and ending total assets. The formula to calculate the average total assets is as follows:

  Average total Assets = (Beginning total assets + Ending total assets)2 

Requirement-3:

To Calculate:

The Return on assets for each segment of HP for the fiscal year 2017 and identify which segment had the highest Return on assets

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Connect Access Card For Fundamental Accounting Principles

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