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On January 1, 2022, Blue Spruce Corp. purchased 1,200 shares of treasury stock. Other information regarding Blue Spruce Corp. is provided as follows.

		2022		2021
Net income		$220,000		$195,000
Dividends on preferred stock		$ 35,000		$ 35,000
Dividends on common stock		$ 26,000		$ 22,000
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding		9,800		11,000
Common stockholders equity beginning of year		$685,000		$603,000
Common stockholders equity end of year		$763,000		$685,000

(a) Compute return on common stockholders equity for each year. (Round return on common stockholders' to 1 decimal place, e.g. 10.5.)

		2022			2021
Return on common stockholders equity		enter return on common stockholders equity for 2022 in percentages rounded to 1 decimal place	%		enter return on common stockholders equity for 2021 in percentages rounded to 1 decimal place	%

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