Return on Common Equity Question figure, cannot, assets, question, 700

busprof

Guys/Gals..
I got stumped on this question, I know the formula but I cannot figure out how to pull the inputs from the data given. Any help would be great.
Company Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 20XX
Year 1 – Year 2
Cash: $2,000 – $2,200
Account Receivables: $3,000 – $3,500
Inventory: $4,000 – $4,200
Total Current Assets: $9,000 – $9,900
Fixed assets at cost: $22,000– $24,300
accumulated depreciation: $9,000 – $10,500
Net Fixed Assets: $13,000 – $13,800
Total Assets: $22,000 – $23,700
Q: Return on common equity for year 2 was closest to:
a. 62 %
b. 51 %
c. 43 %
Answer is b. 51% they show the formula as Net Income  Preferred Div. / Avg. Common Equity. For the formula they have $1860  0/ ($3000 + 4,296)/2 = 51%
I went back through the FRA book to find how to solve I couldn’t find it any where. Please help me on how to get to the answer. Thanks.

luda002

it’s not possible to get that calculation with the data (asset side only of the B/S) which you have provided.

ninja1024

My thoughts exactly; however, this has come straight from the Stalla Passmaster. I did make a note that Peter Olinto made during his lecture and that was if you have two years balance sheet numbers presented then you can get return on common equity. Hopefully, someone here knows how!!