Suppose firms follow similar financing policies, face similar risks, have equal access to capital, and operate in competitive product and capital markets.Under these conditions, then firms that have high profit margins will tend to have high asset turnover ratios, and firms with low profit margins will tend to have low turnover ratios.

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think about the DuPont equation: ROE = PM ×tAtO ×Equity multiplier.Similar financing policies will lead to similar Equity multipliers.Moreover, competition in the capital markets will cause ROEs to be similar, because otherwise capital would flow to industries with high ROEs and drive returns down toward the average, given similar risks.to have similar ROEs, firms with relatively high PMs must have relatively low tAtOs, and vice versa.therefore, the statement is f.

Suppose Firms Follow Similar Financing Policies, Face Similar Risks, Have