Financial Accounting: Information for Decisions
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781259533006
Author: John J Wild
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 14E
Summary Introduction
Concept introduction:
Return on assets (ROA):
To calculate and interpret: the return on asset for the company.
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