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18.Which one of the following sets of ratios would generally be of the most interest to stockholders? 19.Ratios that measure how efficiently a firm's management uses its assets and equity to generate bottom line net income are known as _______ ratios. 20.The higher the inventory turnover, the: 21.The debt-equity ratio is measured as: 22.The Purple Martin has annual sales of $4,600, total debt of $1,220, total equity of $2,300, and a profit margin of 6 percent. What is the return on assets? 23.Galaxy United, Inc. 2009 Income Statement($ in millions). What is the return on equity for 2009? 24.If Wilkinson, Inc., has an equity multiplier of 1.57, total asset turnover of 1.7, and a profit margin of 6.7 percent, what is its ROE? 25.The financial ratio measured as net income divided by sales is known as the firm's: 26.The financial ratio that measures the accounting profit per dollar of book equity is referred to as the: 27.Puffy's Pastries generates five cents of net income for every $1 in equity. Thus, Puffy's has _______ of 5 percent. 28.If stockholders want to know how much profit the firm is making on their entire investment in that firm, the stockholders should refer to the: 29.The most effective method of directly evaluating the financial performance of a firm is to compare the financial ratios of the firm to: 30.Which one of these equations is an accurate expression of the balance sheet?