Problem:
All State Trucking Co. has the following ratios compared to its industry for 2010.
|
AllState Trucking |
Industry |
Return on sales |
3%
|
8%
|
Return on assets |
15%
|
10%
|
Explain why the return-on-assets ratio is so much more favorable than the return-on-sales ratio compared to the industry. No numbers are necessary; a one-sentence answer is all that is required.