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book Fundamentals of Financial Accounting 4th Edition by Fred Phillips,Robert Libby,Patricia Libby cover

Fundamentals of Financial Accounting 4th Edition by Fred Phillips,Robert Libby,Patricia Libby

Edition 4ISBN: 978-0078025372
book Fundamentals of Financial Accounting 4th Edition by Fred Phillips,Robert Libby,Patricia Libby cover

Fundamentals of Financial Accounting 4th Edition by Fred Phillips,Robert Libby,Patricia Libby

Edition 4ISBN: 978-0078025372
Exercise 46
Analyzing and Interpreting Asset Turnover and Net Profit Margin Ratios
RadioShack Corporation reported the following amounts (in millions) in its income statement and balance sheet.
Analyzing and Interpreting Asset Turnover and Net Profit Margin Ratios  RadioShack Corporation reported the following amounts (in millions) in its income statement and balance sheet.     Required:  1. Compute the asset turnover and net profit margin ratios for 2010 and 2009. 2. Would analysts be more likely to increase or decrease their estimates of stock value on the basis of these changes Explain what the changes in these two ratios mean. 3. Compute the debt-to-assets ratio for 2010 and 2009. 4. Would analysts be more likely to increase or decrease their estimates of RadioShack's ability to repay lenders on the basis of this change Explain by interpreting what the change in this ratio means.
Required:
1. Compute the asset turnover and net profit margin ratios for 2010 and 2009.
2. Would analysts be more likely to increase or decrease their estimates of stock value on the basis of these changes Explain what the changes in these two ratios mean.
3. Compute the debt-to-assets ratio for 2010 and 2009.
4. Would analysts be more likely to increase or decrease their estimates of RadioShack's ability to repay lenders on the basis of this change Explain by interpreting what the change in this ratio means.
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Compute the asset turnover ratio:
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