During a period of inflation, firms using LIFO will have the: A. lowest cost of goods sold, the highest net income, and the lowest inventory value. B. highest cost of goods sold, the lowest net income, and the highest inventory value. C. lowest cost of goods sold, the highest net income, and the highest inventory value. D. highest cost of goods sold, the lowest net income, and the lowest inventory value.

Chang corp. has $375,000 of assets, and it uses only common equity capital (zero debt). its sales for the last year were $595,000, and its net income was $25,000. stockholders recently voted in a new management team that has promised to lower costs and get the return on equity up to 15.0%. what profit margin would the firm need in order to achieve the 15% roe, holding everything else constant? a. 9.45%b. 9.93%c. 10.42%d. 10.94%e. 11.49%