Chang Corp. has $375,000 of assets, and it uses only common equity capital (zero debt). Its sales for the last year were $515,000, and its net income was $25,000. Stockholders recently voted in a new management team that has promised to lower costs and get the return on equity up to 15.0%. What profit margin would the firm need in order to achieve the 15% ROE, holding everything else constant?
10.92%
9.41%
11.82%
8.11%
12.66%