In its 2009 annual report, Campbell Soup Company reports beginning-of-the-year total assets of $6,474 million, end-of-the-year total

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In its 2009 annual report, Campbell Soup Company reports beginning-of-the-year total assets of $6,474 million, end-of-the-year total assets of $6,056 million, total sales of $7,586 million, and net income of $736 million.
(a) Compute Campbell’s asset turnover ratio.
(b) Compute Campbell’s profit margin on sales.
(c) Compute Campbell’s rate of return on assets
(1) Using asset turnover and profit margin and
(2) Using net income.

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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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0470587287

14th Edition

Authors: kieso, weygandt and warfield.

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