Selected current year-end financial statements of Cabot Corporation follow. (All sales were on credit; selected...
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Selected current year-end financial statements of Cabot Corporation follow. (All sales were on credit; selected balance sheet amounts at December 31 of the prior year were inventory, $48,900; total assets, $189,400; common stock, $90,000; and retained earnings, $33,748.)
CABOT CORPORATION Income Statement For Current Year Ended December 31
Sales
$
448,600
Cost of goods sold
297,250
Gross profit
151,350
Operating expenses
98,600
Interest expense
4,100
Income before taxes
48,650
Income tax expense
19,598
Net income
$
29,052
CABOT CORPORATION Balance Sheet December 31
Assets
Liabilities and Equity
Cash
$
10,000
Accounts payable
$
17,500
Short-term investments
8,400
Accrued wages payable
3,200
Accounts receivable, net
33,700
Income taxes payable
3,300
Merchandise inventory
32,150
Long-term note payable, secured by mortgage on plant assets
63,400
Prepaid expenses
2,650
Common stock
90,000
Plant assets, net
153,300
Retained earnings
62,800
Total assets
$
240,200
Total liabilities and equity
$
240,200
Required: Compute the following: , (1) return on total assets, and (2) return on common stockholders' equity. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
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