An analyst has gathered the following data about a company with a 12 percent cost of capital.Project AProject BInitial cost$15000$20000Life5years4yearsCash inflows$5000/year$7500/year If a company has a net profit margin of 15 percent, an asset turnover ratio of 4.5 and a ROE of 18 percent, what is the equity multiplier

A. 0.523.
B. 0.267.
C. 2.667.