Kojak Corporation decided to issue common stock and used the $300,000 proceeds to redeem all of its

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Kojak Corporation decided to issue common stock and used the $300,000 proceeds to redeem all of its outstanding bonds on January 1, 2022. The following information is available for the company for 2022 and 2021. 

2022 2021 Net income Dividends declared for preferred stockholders Average common stockholders' equity Total assets Curr


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a. Compute the return on common stockholders’ equity for both years. 

b. Explain how it is possible that net income increased but the return on common stockholders’ equity decreased. 

c. Compute the debt to assets ratio for both years, and comment on the implications of this change in the company’s solvency.

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Financial Accounting Tools for Business Decision Making

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Authors: Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso

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