Question

Last year, Candle Corp had $200,000 of assets, $300,000 of sales, $20,000 of net income, and a debt-to-total-assets ratio of 40%. The new CFO believes a new computer program will enable it to reduce costs and thus raise net income to $30,000. Assets, sales, and the debt ratio would not be affected. By how much would the cost reduction improve the ROE?

Answer 1

Answer: 342,000

Explanation:

200,000 + 300,000 + 20,000 = 520,000

520,000 * 40% = 208,000

520,000 - 208,000 = 312,000

312,000 + 30,000 = 342,000

Therefor your answer is 342,000