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Author: BLOCK
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Chapter 3, Problem 13P
Front Beam Lighting Company has the following ratios compared to its industry for last year:
Explain why the return-on-equity ratio is so much less favorable than the return-on-assets ratio compared to the industry. No numbers are necessary; a one- sentence answer is all that is required.
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Loose Leaf for Foundations of Financial Management Format: Loose-leaf
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