M&MX just reported the following financial information:
Net income
Return on Assets
Interest expense
Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Six percent
Two Hundred and Ten Thousand
Given that the prevailing tax rate is 35%, determine M&MX's basic earning power (BEP)? Select one:
a. 7.25% b. 11.23% c. 9.72% d. 8.47% e. 10.91%