1. What was (a) the return on assets in 2021 and (b) the average return on assets for the most recent five years (rounded to the nearest one-half percent) for Tru, Inc.?

2. What was (a) the cash return on assets in 2021 and (b) the average cash return on assets (rounded to the nearest one-half percent) for the most recent five years for Tru, Inc.?

3. Which of the two companies, GPS Corporation or Tru, Inc., indicates the most erratic pattern of performance during the period 2017-2021 as measured by the cash return on assets ratio?

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"Return on Assets vs. Cash Return on Assets" Value 0.12 0.11 0.10 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.00 -0.01 2017 0.0644 0.0795 2018 0.1027 0.0952 GPS 2019 0.1096 0.0884 2020 0.1112 0.0959 ($ in 000s) Company / Year 2021 0.0787 0.0975 "Cash "Return "Cash "Return "Cash "Return "Cash "Return "Cash "Return return o.. on asset.. return o.. on asset.. return o.. on asset.. return o.. 2017 0.0926 0.0447 2018 -0.0101 0.0544 "Cash on asset.. return o.. on asset.. return o.. on asset.. return o.. Tru 2019 0.1018 0.0604 2020 0.1079 0.0592 2021 0.0150 0.0594 "Return "Cash "Return "Cash "Return "Cash "Return "Cash "Return on asset.. return o.. on asset.. return o.. on asset.. return o.. on asset.. Year ☐☐☐☐☐☐ (All) Null 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 ✓2017 ✔2018 ✓ 2019 ✔2020 ✔2021 Measure Names "Cash return on ass. "Return on assets ra "Average Return on Assets" ($ in 000s) Com.. GPS Tru Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Grand Total F 8.0% 9.5% 8.8% 9.6% 9.7% 9.1% 4.5% 5.4% 6.0% 5.9% 5.9% 5.6% "Average Cash Return on Assets" ($ in 000s) Com.. GPS Tru Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Grand Total 6.4% 9.3% 10.3% -1.0% 11.0% 10.2% 11.1% 10.8% 7.9% 1.5% 9.3% 6.1% "Return on Assets vs. Cash Return on Assets" Value 0.12 0.11 0.10 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.00 -0.01 2017 0.0644 0.0795 2018 0.1027 0.0952 GPS 2019 0.1096 0.0884 2020 0.1112 0.0959 ($ in 000s) Company / Year 2021 0.0787 0.0975 "Cash "Return "Cash "Return "Cash "Return "Cash "Return "Cash "Return return o.. on asset.. return o.. on asset.. return o.. on asset.. return o.. 2017 0.0926 0.0447 2018 -0.0101 0.0544 "Cash on asset.. return o.. on asset.. return o.. on asset.. return o.. Tru 2019 0.1018 0.0604 2020 0.1079 0.0592 2021 0.0150 0.0594 "Return "Cash "Return "Cash "Return "Cash "Return "Cash "Return on asset.. return o.. on asset.. return o.. on asset.. return o.. on asset.. Year ☐☐☐☐☐☐ (All) Null 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 ✓2017 ✔2018 ✓ 2019 ✔2020 ✔2021 Measure Names "Cash return on ass. "Return on assets ra "Average Return on Assets" ($ in 000s) Com.. GPS Tru Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Grand Total F 8.0% 9.5% 8.8% 9.6% 9.7% 9.1% 4.5% 5.4% 6.0% 5.9% 5.9% 5.6% "Average Cash Return on Assets" ($ in 000s) Com.. GPS Tru Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Grand Total 6.4% 9.3% 10.3% -1.0% 11.0% 10.2% 11.1% 10.8% 7.9% 1.5% 9.3% 6.1%

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