EXERCISE 15-9 Financlal Ratios for Assessing Profitablity and Managing Debt LO15-4, LO15-5 Refer to the financial statements for Castile Products, Inc., in Exercise 15-8. Assets at the begin- ning of the year totaled $280,000, and the stockholders' equity totaled $161,600. Required: Compute the following: 1. Gross margin percentage. Net profit margin percentage. 3. 2. Return on total assets. Return on equity. Was financial leverage positive or negative for the year? Explain. 4. 5.

On september 12, ryan company sold merchandise in the amount of $5,800 to johnson company, with credit terms of 2/10, n/30. the cost of the items sold is $4,000. ryan uses the periodic inventory system and the net method of accounting for sales. on september 14, johnson returns some of the non-defective merchandise, which is restored to inventory. the selling price of the returned merchandise is $500 and the cost of the merchandise returned is $350. the entry or entries that ryan must make on september 14 is (are): multiple choice sales returns and allowances 490 accounts receivable 490 merchandise inventory 350 cost of goods sold 350 sales returns and allowances 490 accounts receivable 490 sales returns and allowances 500 accounts receivable 500 sales returns and allowances 490 accounts receivable 490 merchandise inventory 343 cost of goods sold 343 sales returns and allowances 350 accounts receivable 350

Adds up the money earned by producers plus taxes paid to the goverment. a) income approach b) product approach c) expenditure approach

Compare the sources of consumer credit 1. consumers use a prearranged loan using special checks 2. consumers use cards with no interest and non -revolving balances 3. consumers pay off debt and credit is automatically renewed 4. consumers take out a loan with a repayment date and have a specific purpose a. travel and entertainment credit b. revolving check credit c. closed-end credit d. revolving credit