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Blockbuster Inc Referring to the Blockbuster Financial Statements, What Is the Change

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Blockbuster Inc. Income Statement for year-ended Dec 31 ($000's)
 Year 1  Year 2  Sales 4,969,1005,157,600 COGS 2,036,0002,420,700 SG&A 2,390,6002,532,400 Depreciation 279,000246,600 Amortization of Intangibles 180,100176,100 Operating Income (Loss)  83,400218,200 Interest Expense 116,50078,200 Income Before Tax 33,100296,400 Income Tax Expense 45,40056,100 Net Income 78,500240,300\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline & \underline { \text { Year 1 } } & \underline { \text { Year 2 } } \\\hline \text { Sales } & 4,969,100 & 5,157,600 \\\hline \text { COGS } & 2,036,000 & 2,420,700 \\\hline \text { SG\&A } & 2,390,600 & 2,532,400 \\\hline \text { Depreciation } & 279,000 & 246,600 \\\hline \text { Amortization of Intangibles } & \underline { 180,100 } & \underline { 176,100 } \\\hline \text { Operating Income (Loss) } & 83,400 & - 218,200 \\\hline \text { Interest Expense } & \underline { 116,500 } & \underline { 78,200 } \\\hline \text { Income Before Tax } & - 33,100 & - 296,400 \\\hline \text { Income Tax Expense } & \underline { 45,400 } & \underline { - 56,100 } \\\hline \text { Net Income } & - 78,500 & - 240,300 \\\hline\end{array} Referring to the Blockbuster financial statements, what is the change in ROE from Year 1 to Year 2? (?ROE = ROE2\mathrm { ROE } _ { 2 } - ROE1\mathrm { ROE } _ { 1 } )


A) -4.80%
B) -4.18%
C) -2.87%
D) -1.20%
E) -1.17%

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