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     Afirm hasap ROE o 4.3%, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.6 a tax rate pays anin erest rate of 5% on is cebt Xhati orting Ron oo uot round raions. Round your answer to tecalcul 2 decimal places. Omit the \"%\" sign in your response.) ROA  
  
  Solution
ROE= [1 - tax rate] (ROA + ROA - Interest Rate) Debt/ Equit]
.043 = [1-.4]*(ROA + ROA -.05)*.6
.043 = [1-.4]*.6ROA +.6ROA-.03
.043 = .36 ROA + .36ROA-.018
.043 = .72 ROA -.018
.72 ROA =.043+.018
ROA = .061/.72 = .08472 = 8.47%
ROA = 8.47%

