Chang Corp

Multiple Choice

Chang Corp.has $375,000 of assets,and it uses only common equity capital (zero debt) .Its sales for the last year were $595,000,and its net income was $25,000.Stockholders recently voted in a new management team that has promised to lower costs and get the return on equity up to 15.0%.What profit margin would the firm need in order to achieve the 15% ROE,holding everything else constant?

A) 9.45%
B) 9.93%
C) 10.42%
D) 10.94%
E) 11.49%