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The following partial income statement and balance sheet information (in $ millions) comes from the Annual Report of Saratoga Springs Co. for the year ending 12/31/2016:

	Year ended 12/31/2016
Net sales		7,949
Total operating revenue		7,949
Cost of goods sold		4,767
Sales, general & administrative		1,909
Interest expense		416
Income before tax		667
Net income		458

	12/31/2016			12/31/2015
Cash and cash equivalents		975			64
Receivables, net		1,010			664
Inventories		1,055			519
Land, buildings and equipment at cost, net		13,500			3,844
Total assets		16,540			5,091
Accounts payable		6,966			2,395
Total current liabilities		6,966			2,395
Long-term debt		5,591			2,221
Deferred income taxes		407			423
Total liabilities		12,964			5,039
Minority interest		1,008			0
Retained earnings		2,568			52
Total stockholders' equity		3,576			52

1. Required: Compute the average collection period for 2016 of Saratoga Springs Co. ( Round your intermediate and final answer to 1 decimal place. Use 365 days a year.

2.Compute the return on stockholders equity for 2016 of Saratoga, springs Co. ( Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)

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