Intermediate Accounting (16th Edition)

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1118743202
ISBN 13: 978-1-11874-320-1

Chapter 24 - Full Disclosure in Financial Reporting - Review and Practice - Questions - Page 1446: 26

Answer

Asset turnover gauges a company's efficiency in generating net sales from assets. The ratio shows the sales produced due to every dollar spent on assets. Comparatively, the return on assets depicts the net income derived from an entity’s total assets. The rate of return on assets depicts an entity's profitability due to its capacity to consolidate its asset turnover with its profit margin.

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Asset turnover gauges a company's efficiency in generating net sales from assets. The ratio shows the sales produced due to every dollar spent on assets. Comparatively, the return on assets depicts the net income derived from an entity’s total assets. The rate of return on assets depicts an entity's profitability due to its capacity to consolidate its asset turnover with its profit margin.
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