Answer and Explanation:
The computation of the return on assets for the current and prior years are as follows:
As we know that
Return on assets = Net income ÷ average total assets
For current year
= $1,242,087 ÷ $390,143
= 3.184
And, for the prior year
= $1,242,087 ÷ $397,728
= 3.123