Last Year Mason Inc

Multiple Choice

Last year Mason Inc.had a total assets turnover of 1.33 and an equity multiplier of 1.75.Its sales were $195,000 and its net income was $10,549.The CFO believes that the company could have operated more efficiently, lowered its costs, and increased its net income by $5,250 without changing its sales, assets, or capital structure.Had it cut costs and increased its net income in this amount, by how much would the ROE have changed?

A) 5.66%
B) 5.95%
C) 6.27%
D) 6.58%
E) 6.91%