Use the information below to answer the questions below.   Luther Corporation Consolidated Income Statement Year ended December 31 (in $ millions)   2015 2014   Total sales 610.1 578.3   Cost of sales (500.2) (481.9)   Gross profit 109.9 96.4   Selling, general, and administrative expenses (40.5) (39.0)   Research and development (24.6) (22.8)   Depreciation and amortization (3.6) (3.3)   Operating income 41.2 31.3   Other income --- ---   Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) 41.2 31.3   Interest income (expense) (25.1) (15.8)   Pretax income 16.1 15.5   Taxes (5.5) (5.3)   Net income 10.6 10.2           Price per share $16 $15   Shares outstanding (millions) 10.2 8.0   Stock options outstanding (millions) 0.3 0.2           Shareholders' Equity 126.6 63.6   Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity 533.1 386.7     a)Calculate Luther’s operating margin in percentage terms for the year ended 2015.        b) Calculate Luther's return on assets (ROA) for the year ending December 31, 2015

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Luther Corporation

Consolidated Income Statement

Year ended December 31 (in $ millions)

 

2015

2014

 

Total sales

610.1

578.3

 

Cost of sales

(500.2)

(481.9)

 

Gross profit

109.9

96.4

 

Selling, general, and

administrative expenses

(40.5)

(39.0)

 

Research and development

(24.6)

(22.8)

 

Depreciation and amortization

(3.6)

(3.3)

 

Operating income

41.2

31.3

 

Other income

---

---

 

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)

41.2

31.3

 

Interest income (expense)

(25.1)

(15.8)

 

Pretax income

16.1

15.5

 

Taxes

(5.5)

(5.3)

 

Net income

10.6

10.2

 

 

 

 

 

Price per share

$16

$15

 

Shares outstanding (millions)

10.2

8.0

 

Stock options outstanding (millions)

0.3

0.2

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' Equity

126.6

63.6

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

533.1

386.7

 

 

a)Calculate Luther’s operating margin in percentage terms for the year ended 2015. 

 

 

 

  1. b) Calculate Luther's return on assets (ROA) for the year ending December 31, 2015 

 

 

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