Required a. Compute net operating profit after tax (NOPAT) for 2018. Assume that the combined federal and state statutory tax rate is 22%. b. Compute net operating assets (NOA) for 2018 and 2017. c. Compute and disaggregate Costco's RNOA into net operating profit margin (NOPM) and net operat- ing asset turnover (NOAT) for 2018: confirm that RNOA NOPM x NOAT. d. Compute net nonoperating obligations (NNO) for 2018 and 2017. Confirm the relation: NOA = NNO + Total equity. e. Compute return on equity (ROE) for 2018. f. Infer the nonoperating return component of ROE for 2018.
