The Following Are the Income Statements and Balance Sheets for Coors

The following are the income statements and balance sheets for Coors Company: $\begin{array}{ll}&20X2\\\text { Sales (onlycredit sales) } & \$ 1,606.0 \\\text { Less cost of goods sold } & \underline{1,062.0} \\\text { Gross profit } & \$ 544.0 \\\text { Less operating expenses } & 322.0\\\text { Operating income } & \$ 222.0 \\\text { Less other expense: Interest } & 9.6\\\text { Income before tax } & \$ 212.4 \\\text { Less income tax expense } & 85.0\\\text { Net income }&\$127.4\end{array}$
$\begin{array}{llllll}&20X2&20X1&&20X2&20X1\\\text { Current assets: } & & & \text { Current liab: } \\\text { Cash } & \$ 36 & \$ 38 & \text { Accts payable } & \$ 98 & \$ 64 \\\text { Accts receivable } & 180 & 144 & \text { W ages p ayable } & 18 & 16 \\\text { Inventory } & 120 & 100 & \text { Taxes payable } & 28 & 4 \\\text { Prep aid rent } & 20 & 24 & \text { Current portion } & &\\\begin{array}{l}\text { Total current as sets } \\\text { Long-term as sets: }\end{array} & \$ 356 & \$ 306 & \begin{array}{l}\text { of long- term debt } \\\text { Total current }\end{array} & \underline{30} & \underline{6} \\\text { Fixed ass ets } & \$ 320 & \$ 316 & \text { liabilities } & \$ 174 & \$ 90 \\\text { Accum. deprec. } & (206) & (180) & \text { Long-term liabilities } & 66 & 92\\\text { Total long- term } & \$ 114 & \$ 136 & \text { T otal liabilities } & \$ 240 & \$ 182\\\text { assets }\\&&&\text { Owners' equity: }\\\text { Common stock, } \$ 5 \text { par } &\$ 80 & \$ 80\\&&&\text { Retained income } & \underline{150} & \underline{180} \\&&&\text { T otal owners' equity } & \$ 230 & \$ 260\\&&&\text { T ot al liab. and }\\\text { Total assets } & \$ 470 & \$ 442 & \text { own. equity } & \$ 470 & \$ 442\end{array}$ December 31 market price per share: $120 $106 The return on stockholders' equity for Coors Company in 20X2 is:

A) 55.4%
B) 52.0%
C) 49.0%
D) 27.1%