Presented here are summarized data from the balance sheets and income statements of Wiper Incorporated:

$\backslash$table$[[\backslash$table$[[$WIPER INCORPORATED$],[$Condensed Balance Sheets December $31,2023,2022,2021($in millions$)]]],[,2023,2022,2021],[$Current assets,$ $722,$$ $949,$$ $803],[$Other assets,$2,420,1,927,1,726],[$Total assets,$ $3,142,$$ $2,876,$$ $2,529],[$Current liabilities,$ $584,$$ $837,$$ $730],[$Long$-$term liabilities,$1,544,1,006,874],[$Stockholders$\text{'}$ equity Total liabilities and stockholders' equity,$1,014,1,033,925],[$Total liabilities and stockholders' equity,$ $3,142,$$ $2,876,$$ $2,529]]$

$\backslash$table$[[$Selected Income Statement and Other Data For the Years Ended December $31,2023$ and $2022($in millions$)],[$Income statement data:,$2023,2022],[$Sales$,,],[$Operating in$,$$ $3,057,$$ $2,920],[$Interest exp,$303,317],[$Net income,$91,72],[$Other data:,$212,207],[$Average number of common share,,$],[$Total dividends paid,$42\mathrm{.}0$

$,57\mathrm{.}0,47\mathrm{.}4],[,$$$57\mathrm{.}0,$$ $53\mathrm{.}0]]$

Required:

a$.$ Calculate return on investment, based on net income and average total assets, for $2023$ and $2022.$

b$.$ Calculate return on equity for $2023$ and $2022.$

c$.$ Calculate working capital and the current ratio for each of the past three years.

d$.$ Calculate earnings per share for $2023$ and $2022.$

e$.$ If Wiper's stock had a price$/$earnings ratio of $12$ at the end of $2023,$ what was the market price of the stock?

f$.$ Calculate the cash dividend per share for $2023$ and the dividend yield based on the market price calculated in part $e.$

g$.$ Calculate the dividend payout ratio for $2023.$

h$.$ Assume that accounts receivable at December $31,2023,$ totaled $$316$ million. Calculate the number of days' sales in receivables at that date.

i$.$ Calculate Wiper's debt ratio and debt$/$equity ratio at December $31,2023$ and $2022.$

j$.$ Calculate the times interest earned ratio for $2023$ and $2022.$

Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.

Req A and $B$

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Req D

Req E to H

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a$.$ Calculate return on investment, based on net income and average total assets, for $2023$ and $2022.$

Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your percentage answers to $1$ decimal place $($i$.$e$.,0\mathrm{.}123$ should be entered as $12\mathrm{.}3.$

b$.$ Calculate return on equity for $2023$ and $2022.$

Note: Round your percentage answers to $1$ decimal place $($i$.$e$.,0\mathrm{.}123$ should be entered as $12\mathrm{.}3.$

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