Answer:
Dowling's return on equity = 31.7%
Explanation:
ROE = net income/total equity
Total Equity = Total Assets / Equity multiplier
TOTAL assets = net income /Roa
To get the ROE we must use the three above mentioned formulas. Firstly in the required formula of ROE total equity is unknown so we must find it using total equity fomula but in that formula Assets are unknown then we must first find it the in the total assets fomula.
Total assets = 25 mill/ 0.124= 201,612,903.20
Then substitute on TOTAL equity = 201,612,903.20/2.56= 78,755,040.32
The substitute on ROE= 25 mil / 78,755,040.32 = 0.31744*100=31.7%