Question

Y3K, Inc., has sales of $7,475, total assets of $3,525, and a debt−equity ratio of .34. Assume the return on equity is 20 percent. What is its net income?

Answer 1

Answer:

Net Income is $485.4

Explanation:

According to the accounting equation

Assets = Equity + Liabilities

So putting value of assets = 3,525, and assuming equity = x, then:

3252 = Liabilities + x

Liabilities = 3252 - x

Now putting this value in the debt to equity formula,

Debt / Equity = 0.34

(3252 - x) / x = 0.34

3252 - x = 0.34x

1.34x = 3252

x = 3252 / 1.34 = $2427 This is the value of equity.

Now

Return on Equity = Net Income / Equity

and return on equity is $2427, so by putting values in the equation, we have:

0.20 = Net Income / 2427

Net Income = $485.4