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Comparative financial statements for Weller Corporation, a trading company, for the year ending December 31 are shown below. 

The company did not issue new common shares during the year. A total of 800,000 common shares were outstanding. The interest rate on the bond payable was 12%, the income tax rate was 40%, and the dividend per common share was $0.75 last year and $0.40 this year. The market value of the company's common stock at the end of this year was $18. All company sales are on account.

Weller Corporation Comparative Balance Sheet (dollars in thousands)
	This year			Last year
Assets
Current assets:
Money	ps	1,280		ps	1,560
Accounts receivable, net		12,300			9,100
Inventory		9,700			8,200
Prepaid expenses		1,800			2100
Total current assets		25,080			20,960
Property and equipment:
Tierra		6,000			6,000
Buildings and equipment, net		19,200			19,000
Total properties and equipment		25,200			25,000
total assets	ps	50,280		ps	45,960
Liabilities and Equity
current liabilities:
Accounts payable	ps	9,500		ps	8,300
Accrued Obligations		600			700
Short-term notes payable		300			300
Total current liabilities		10,400			9,300
Long term passives:
Obligations with the public		5,000			5,000
Full responsibility		15,400			14,300
Equity:
Common actions		800			800
Additional payment in principal		4200			4200
Total paid up capital		5,000			5,000
Retained earnings		29,880			26,660
Equity of total shareholders		34,880			31,660
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	ps	50,280		ps	45,960

Weller Corporation Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation (dollars in thousands)
	This year			Last year
Sales	ps	79,000		ps	74.000
cost of goods sold		52,000			48,000
Gross margin		27,000			26,000
Selling and administration expenses:
selling expenses		8,500			8,000
administrative expenses		12,000			11,000
Total selling and administrative expenses		20.500			19,000
operating margin		6,500			7,000
Interest expenses		600			600
Net income before taxes		5,900			6,400
Income taxes		2,360			2,560
Net Income		3,540			3,840
Dividends to common shareholders		320			600
Net income added to retained earnings		3,220			3,240
Initial retained earnings		26,660			23,420
End of Retained Earnings	ps	29,880		ps	26,660

Required

1. Percentage of gross margin. 

2. Percentage of net profit margin. 

3. Return on total assets.

4. Return on own resources. 

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