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1. Work through the programmed text on financial ratios. Answer each of the
questions, and be sure you understand the calculation and the meaning of each of
the ratios.
1,362.19
1995: 11,306
= 12. 05%
In 1999 this figure was 9.98%, which represented a decrease from the 12.05%
earned in 1995.
5. Magnetronics had $12,193 of owners’ equity and earned $1,307 after taxes in
1999. Its return on equity was 10.72%, a deterioration from the 15.22% earned
in 1995.
1,171
1995: 7,692
= 15. 22%
1,307
1999: 12,193
= 10. 72%