Barry Sanders, likely the best running back to ever play football, has opened a successful used-car dealership.

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Barry Sanders, likely the best running back to ever play football, has opened a successful used-car dealership. He has noted a higher than normal percentage of sales for trucks and SUVs with hauling capacity at his dealership. He is also aware that several of the best recreational lakes in the state are located nearby. Barry is considering expanding his dealership to include the sale of recreational boats. Barry provides the following projections of net sales, net income, and average total assets in support of his proposal.
.....................................Cars Only.................. Cars and Boats
Net sales .........................$6,400,000 ........................$7,600,000
Net income ..........................400,000............................ 600,000
Average total assets .............1,600,000...........................1,800,000
Required:
1. Calculate Barry's return on assets, profit margin, and asset turnover for cars only.
2. Calculate Barry's return on assets, profit margin, and asset turnover for cars and boats.
3. Based on these ratios, what recommendation would you make?
Asset Turnover
Asset turnover is sales divided by total assets. Important for comparison over time and to other companies of the same industry. This is a standard business ratio.
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