Marriott International, Inc., and Hilton Hotels Corporation are two major owners and managers of lodging and resort properties in the United States. Abstracted income statement information for the two companies is as follows for a recent year:

Balance sheet information is as follows:

The average liabilities, stockholders?? equity, and total assets were as follows:

1. Determine the following ratios for both companies (round to one decimal place after the whole percent):a. Rate earned on total assetsb. Rate earned on total stockholders?? equityc. Number of times interest charges are earnedd. Ratio of liabilities to stockholders?? equity2. Analyze and compare the two companies, using the information in(1).

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Hilton (in millions) $1,274 Marriott (in millions) Operating profit before other expenses and interest Other income (expenses) Interest expense Income before income taxes Income tax expense $1,011 62 (498) 838 (124) 894 286 266 Net income S 608 $ 572