C) ROI Net Income/Average Total Assets
1999 427,944/3,954,688 + 2,890,380/2
427,944/3,422,534=0.13
1998 346,399/2,890,380+2,039,271/2
346,399/2,464,825.5 = o.14
ROI Margin Net Income/ Sales X Turnover Sales/Average Total Assets
1999 427,944/8,645,564 = 0.049 X 8,645,564/3,422,534 = 2.53
0.049 x 2.53 = 0.019
1998 346,399/7,467,925 =0.046 X 7,467,925/2,454,825.5 = 3.04
0.046 x 3.04 = 0.015
D) 1998 had a better debt paying ability than 1998. Working Capital increased between 1998 and 1999 which mean stockholders did not take a high dividend payout
E) Stockholders might have wanted to reinvest their dividends into other firms.