A firm has been experiencing low profitability in recent years. Perform an analysis of the firm's financial position using the DuPont equation. The firm has no lease payments but has a $3 million sinking fund payment on its debt. The most recent industry average ratios and the firm's financial statements are as follows: Industry Average Ratios Current ratio Debt-to-capital ratio Times interest earned EBITDA coverage Inventory turnover Cash and equivalents Accounts receivables Inventories Total current assets 2x 17% 3 x 6 x 11 x Days sales outstandinga Calculation is based on a 365-day year. Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2021 (millions of dollars) $78 Accounts payable Other current liabilities 51 125 Notes payable $ 254 Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Common stock Retained earnings Total stockholders' equity Total liabilities and equity Gross fixed assets Less depreciation Net fixed assets Total assets 15 days Fixed assets turnover Total assets turnover…

FINANCIAL RATIO: Requirement: Compute for the following financial ratios for the year 2021 (round-off answers to two decimal places) f. Accounts receivable turnover (assume all sales are on credit) g. Days of receivable (use 365 days) h. Debt ratio i. Equity ratio j. Debt-to-equity ratio k. Gross profit ratio 1. Net profit ratio m. Return on assets n. Return on equity

Exercise in Calculating Activity Ratios United Instruments, Inc. Selected Financial Statement Statistics as of Dec. 31, 2017 (amounts in millions): Accounts receivable Inventory PP&E, net $ 544 337 1,526 2,707 Total assets Accounts payable 272 Sales 2,690 Calculate the following ratios and comment: Accounts receivable turnover and Days receivables: Inventory turnover and Days inventory: Accounts payable turnover and Days payables: Cash cycle: Fixed assets turnover and Days fixed assets: Total assets turnover and Days total assets: