Austral & company has a debt ratio of 0.5, a total assets turnover ratio of 0.25, and a profit margin of 10%. the board of directors is unhappy with the current return on equity (roe), and they think it could be doubled. this could be accomplished (1) by increasing the profit margin to 12% and (2) by increasing debt utilization. total assets turnover will not change. what new debt ratio, along with the new 12% profit margin, would be required to double the roe?

In 2018, laureen is currently single. she paid $2,800 of qualified tuition and related expenses for each of her twin daughters sheri and meri to attend state university as freshmen ($2,800 each for a total of $5,600). sheri and meri qualify as laureen’s dependents. laureen also paid $1,900 for her son ryan’s (also laureen’s dependent) tuition and related expenses to attend his junior year at state university. finally, laureen paid $1,200 for herself to attend seminars at a community college to her improve her job skills.what is the maximum amount of education credits laureen can claim for these expenditures in each of the following alternative scenarios? a. laureen's agi is $45,000.b. laureen’s agi is $95,000.c. laureen’s agi is $45,000 and laureen paid $12,000 (not $1,900) for ryan to attend graduate school (i.e, his fifth year, not his junior year).