Question: Exercise 6-11 Calculating ROCE for Kroger (LO6-4) This exercise is built around Krogers financial statements from the chapter. Total shareholders' equityThe Kroger Co. was $5,384

Exercise 6-11 Calculating ROCE for Kroger (LO6-4)

This exercise is built around Krogers financial statements from the chapter. Total shareholders' equityThe Kroger Co. was $5,384 million at February 1, 2014. Refer to Exhibits 6.1, 6.6 and 6.14 from the chapter.

Required:

  1. Kroger earned an ROA of 6.9% in fiscal 2014. What was ROCE that year? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)
  2. ROA at the company fell to 3.7% in fiscal 2017 (adjusted to eliminate the one-time effect on earnings of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act). What was ROCE that year (also adjusted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act)? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)
  3. Did financial leverage help or hurt Kroger in fiscal 2017?
1. ROCE 2014 14.7selected answer incorrect %
2. ROCE 2017 32.0selected answer incorrect %
3. Did financial leverage help or hurt Kroger in fiscal 2017? Help

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