The following performance ratios have been calculated from the financial statements of Jarst plc: Margin on sales 3.0% Sales to net assets 1.7 times On the basis of the above information, which is the best estimate of the return on capital employed earned by Jarst plc.
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The formula for ROCE is: ROCE = (Operating Profit / Capital Employed) * 100 However, we don't have the operating profit or capital employed values directly. Instead, we have the margin on sales and sales to net assets ratios. We can use these ratios to find the Show more…
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