Assume you are given the following relationships for the haslam corporation: sales/total assets 1.6 return on assets (roa) 3% return on equity (roe) 5% calculate haslam's profit margin and liabilities-to-assets ratio. do not round intermediate calculations. round your answers to two decimal places. profit margin: % liabilities-to-assets ratio: % suppose half of its liabilities are in the form of debt. calculate the debt-to-assets ratio.

For the given problem, Profit Margin = 1.88%, Liabilities-to-assets ratio = 40% and debt-to-assets ratio = 20%.

Explanation:

From the given data,

Sales/total assets=1.6 ,

Return on assets (ROA)=3% ,

Return on equity (ROE)=5%.

1) To calculate Profit Margin,

Profit Margin = .

Profit Margin = .

Profit Margin = 1.88%.

2) To calculate Liabilities-to-assets ratio,

Liabilities-to-assets ratio = .

Liabilities-to-assets ratio = .

Liabilities-to-assets ratio = 1 - 0.6.

Liabilities-to-assets ratio = 40%.

3) The debt-to-assets ratio,

The half of the Liabilities-to-assets are in form of debt.

The debt-to-assets ratio =

∴ The debt-to-assets ratio = 20%.

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