Based on the following scenario, complete the calculations below:

Scott Equipment Organization is investigating the use of various combinations of short term and long-term debt in financing its assets. Assume that the organization has decided to employee $30 million in current assets, along with cl $35 million in fixed assets, in its operations next year. Given the level of current assets, anticipated sales and Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for next year are $60 million and $6 million, respectively. The organization's income tax rate is 40%; stockholders' equity will be used to finance $40 million of its assets, with the remainder being financed by short term and long-term debt. Scotts is considering implementing one of the following financing policies:

A. Determine the following for each of the financing policies:
1) Expected rate of return on stockholders' equity
2) Networking capital position
3) Current ratio
B. Evaluate the profitability versus risk trade-offs of these three policies. Would you rate each one "low", "medium" or "high" with respect to profitability? Would you rate each one "low", "medium", or "high" with respect torisk?

Financial Policy In mil. | LTD (00) | STD (%) Aggressive (large amount of short term debt) S24 Moderate (moderate amount of short term debt S18 Conservative (small amount of short term debt) S12