Assume the following data for Cable Corporation and Multi-Media Inc. Cable
Corporation Multi-Media Inc.
Net income $ 39,800 $ 190,000
Sales 352,000 2,170,000
Total assets 409,000 966,000
Total debt 234,000 545,000
Stockholders' equity 175,000 421,000

a-1. Compute return on stockholders’ equity for both firms. (Input your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

a-2. Which firm has the higher return?

Multi-Media Inc.

Cable Corporation

b. Compute the following additional ratios for both firms

Cable Corporation Multi-Media Inc.
Net income/Sales % %
Net income/Total assets % %
Sales/Total assets times times
Debt/Total assets % %

Profits from using currency options and futures. on july 2, the two-month futures rate of the mexican peso contained a 2 percent discount (unannualized). there was a call option on pesos with an exercise price that was equal to the spot rate. there was also a put option on pesos with an exercise price equal to the spot rate. the premium on each of these options was 3 percent of the spot rate at that time. on september 2, the option expired. go to the oanda. com website (or any site that has foreign exchange rate quotations) and determine the direct quote of the mexican peso. you exercised the option on this date if it was feasible to do so. a. what was your net profit per unit if you had purchased the call option? b. what was your net profit per unit if you had purchased the put option? c. what was your net profit per unit if you had purchased a futures contract on july 2 that had a settlement date of september 2? d. what was your net profit per unit if you sold a futures contract on july 2 that had a settlement date of september 2