Purchase Solution

Total assets and stockholders' equity for Jodie Foster, Inc.

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

Jodie Foster Care Homes, Incorporated shows the following data:

Year Net Income Total Assets Stockholders' Equity Total Debt
201 $118,000 $1,900,000 $700,000 $1,200,000
2013 131,000 1,950,000 950,000 1,000,000
2014 148,000 2,010,000 1,100,000 910,000
2015 175,700 2,050,000 1,420,000 630,000

a. Compare the ratio of net income to total assets for each year and comment on the trend.
b. Compute the ratio of net income to stockholders' equity and comment on the trend. Explain why
there may be a difference in the trends between parts a and b.

Purchase this Solution

Solution Summary

The attached, formatted MS Excel spreadsheet contains detailed, illustrations for the calculation of the return on asset for Jodie Foster, Inc.

Solution Preview

Solution:
Jodie Foster Care Homes Incorporated

a. Net Income Total ...

Purchase this Solution


Free BrainMass Quizzes
Change and Resistance within Organizations

This quiz intended to help students understand change and resistance in organizations

Situational Leadership

This quiz will help you better understand Situational Leadership and its theories.

Learning Lean

This quiz will help you understand the basic concepts of Lean.

Academic Reading and Writing: Critical Thinking

Importance of Critical Thinking

Operations Management

This quiz tests a student's knowledge about Operations Management