None New Doors Corp. has $375,000 of total assets, and it uses $187,500 oftotal shareholder's equity capital. Its sales for the last year were$520,000, and its net income was $25,000. Stockholders recently votedin a new management team that has promised to lower costs and getthe return on equity (ROE) up to 15.0%. What profit margin (PM) wouldthe firm need in order to achieve the 15% ROE, holding everything elseconstant?a. 5.41% b. 8.11% c. 9.41% d. 10.71% e. 12.66%

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