Question

Common Stockholders' Profitability Analysis A company reports the following:

Answer 1

Answer:

(A) Rate earned on stockholder's equity=15%

(B) Rate earned on common stockhloder's equity= 16%

Explanation:

A company reports the following profitability analysis

Net income of $375,000

Preferred dividend of $75,000

Average stockhloder's equity of $2,500,000

Average common stockhloder's equity of $1,875,000

(A) The rate earned on stockholder's equity can be calculated as follows

= Net income/Average stockholders equity

= $375,000/$2,500,000

= 0.15×100

= 15%

(B) The rate earned on common stock holder's equity can be calculated as follows

= Net income-Preferred dividend/Average common equity

= $375,000-$75,000/$1,875,000

= $300,000/$1,875,000

= 0.16×100

= 16%

Hence the rate earned on stockholder's equity and common stockhloder's equity is 15% and 16% respectively.