The financial statements for Castile Products, Inc., are given below:   Castile Products, Inc.Balance SheetDecember 31   Assets               Current assets:                  Cash       $ 19,000        Accounts receivable, net         220,000        Merchandise inventory         370,000        Prepaid expenses         8,000                   Total current assets         617,000     Property and equipment, net         810,000                   Total assets       $ 1,427,000                   Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity               Liabilities:                  Current liabilities       $ 230,000        Bonds payable, 11%         310,000                   Total liabilities         540,000     Stockholders’ equity:                  Common stock, $5 par value       $ 170,000        Retained earnings         717,000                   Total stockholders’ equity         887,000                   Total liabilities and stockholders' equity       $ 1,427,000                     Castile Products, Inc.Income StatementFor the Year Ended December 31   Sales $ 2,220,000     Cost of goods sold   1,180,000             Gross margin   1,040,000     Selling and administrative expenses   640,000             Net operating income   400,000     Interest expense   34,100             Net income before taxes   365,900     Income taxes (30%)   109,770             Net income $ 256,130                    Account balances at the beginning of the year were: accounts receivable, $190,000; and inventory, $340,000. All sales were on account. Assets at the beginning of the year totaled $1,070,000, and the stockholders’ equity totaled $655,000.   Required: Compute the following:   1. Gross margin percentage. (Round your percentage answer to 2 decimal places (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.34).)          2. Net profit margin percentage. (Round your answer to the nearest whole percentage place (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12%).)             3. Return on total assets. (Round your percentage answer to 1 decimal place (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.3).)           4. Return on equity. (Round your percentage answer to 1 decimal place (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.3).)           5. Was financial leverage positive or negative for the year?         Positive   Negative

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The financial statements for Castile Products, Inc., are given below:

 

Castile Products, Inc.
Balance Sheet
December 31
  Assets            
  Current assets:            
     Cash       $ 19,000  
     Accounts receivable, net         220,000  
     Merchandise inventory         370,000  
     Prepaid expenses         8,000  
             
  Total current assets         617,000  
  Property and equipment, net         810,000  
             
  Total assets       $ 1,427,000  
             
  Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity            
  Liabilities:            
     Current liabilities       $ 230,000  
     Bonds payable, 11%         310,000  
             
  Total liabilities         540,000  
  Stockholders’ equity:            
     Common stock, $5 par value       $ 170,000  
     Retained earnings         717,000  
             
  Total stockholders’ equity         887,000  
             
  Total liabilities and stockholders' equity       $ 1,427,000  
             
 

 

Castile Products, Inc.
Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31
  Sales $ 2,220,000  
  Cost of goods sold   1,180,000  
       
  Gross margin   1,040,000  
  Selling and administrative expenses   640,000  
       
  Net operating income   400,000  
  Interest expense   34,100  
       
  Net income before taxes   365,900  
  Income taxes (30%)   109,770  
       
  Net income $ 256,130  
       
 

 

     Account balances at the beginning of the year were: accounts receivable, $190,000; and inventory, $340,000. All sales were on account. Assets at the beginning of the year totaled $1,070,000, and the stockholders’ equity totaled $655,000.

 

Required:
Compute the following:

 

1.

Gross margin percentage. (Round your percentage answer to 2 decimal places (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.34).)


      

 

2.

Net profit margin percentage. (Round your answer to the nearest whole percentage place (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12%).)

 

       
 

3.

Return on total assets. (Round your percentage answer to 1 decimal place (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.3).)


       

 

4.

Return on equity. (Round your percentage answer to 1 decimal place (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.3).)


       

 

5. Was financial leverage positive or negative for the year?
   
 
  Positive
  Negative
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