Great Plains Inc.has a profitability ratio of 0.23,an asset turnover ratio of 1.45,a gross margin of 32%,and a total asset to equity ratio of 1.60.What is the firm's ROE?

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ROE (Return on Equity) can be calculated by multiplying the profitability ratio (Net Income/Sales) with the asset turnover ratio (Sales/Total Assets), and then multiplying the result with the total asset to equity ratio.

ROE = Profitability ratio * Asset turnover ratio * Total asset to equity ratio
ROE = 0.23 * 1.45 * 1.60
ROE = 0.6676 or 66.76%

Therefore, the closest answer is D) 53.36%, which might be due to rounding errors. The correct answer is approximately 66.76%.