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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