Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Simon Company’s year-end balance sheets follow. At December 31 2017 2016 2015 Assets Cash $ 31,800 $ 35,625 $ 37,800 Accounts receivable, net 89,500 62,500 50,200 Merchandise inventory 112,500 82,500 54,000 Prepaid expenses 10,700 9,375 5,000 Plant assets, net 278,500 255,000 230,500 Total assets $ 523,000 $ 445,000 $ 377,500 Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable $ 129,900 $ 75,250 $ 51,250 Long-term notes payable secured bymortgages on plant assets 98,500 101,500 83,500 Common stock, $10 par value 163,500 163,500 163,500 Retained earnings 131,100 104,750 79,250 Total liabilities and equity $ 523,000 $ 445,000 $ 377,500 The company’s income statements for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, follow. For Year Ended December 31 2017 2016 Sales $ 673,500 $ 532,000 Cost of goods sold $ 411,225 $ 345,500 Other operating expenses 209,550 134,980 Interest expense 12,100 13,300 Income taxes 9,525 8,845 Total costs and expenses 642,400 502,625 Net income $ 31,100 $ 29,375 Earnings per share $ 1.90 $ 1.80 Evaluate the company's efficiency and profitability by computing the following for 2017 and 2016. (1) Profit margin ratio.
Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Simon Company’s year-end balance sheets follow. At December 31 2017 2016 2015 Assets Cash $ 31,800 $ 35,625 $ 37,800 Accounts receivable, net 89,500 62,500 50,200 Merchandise inventory 112,500 82,500 54,000 Prepaid expenses 10,700 9,375 5,000 Plant assets, net 278,500 255,000 230,500 Total assets $ 523,000 $ 445,000 $ 377,500 Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable $ 129,900 $ 75,250 $ 51,250 Long-term notes payable secured bymortgages on plant assets 98,500 101,500 83,500 Common stock, $10 par value 163,500 163,500 163,500 Retained earnings 131,100 104,750 79,250 Total liabilities and equity $ 523,000 $ 445,000 $ 377,500 The company’s income statements for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, follow. For Year Ended December 31 2017 2016 Sales $ 673,500 $ 532,000 Cost of goods sold $ 411,225 $ 345,500 Other operating expenses 209,550 134,980 Interest expense 12,100 13,300 Income taxes 9,525 8,845 Total costs and expenses 642,400 502,625 Net income $ 31,100 $ 29,375 Earnings per share $ 1.90 $ 1.80 Evaluate the company's efficiency and profitability by computing the following for 2017 and 2016. (1) Profit margin ratio.
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Simon Company’s year-end
| At December 31 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||||||
| Assets | |||||||||
| Cash | $ | 31,800 | $ | 35,625 | $ | 37,800 | |||
| 89,500 | 62,500 | 50,200 | |||||||
| Merchandise inventory | 112,500 | 82,500 | 54,000 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 10,700 | 9,375 | 5,000 | ||||||
| Plant assets, net | 278,500 | 255,000 | 230,500 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 523,000 | $ | 445,000 | $ | 377,500 | |||
| Liabilities and Equity | |||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 129,900 | $ | 75,250 | $ | 51,250 | |||
| Long-term notes payable secured by mortgages on plant assets |
98,500 | 101,500 | 83,500 | ||||||
| Common stock, $10 par value | 163,500 | 163,500 | 163,500 | ||||||
| 131,100 | 104,750 | 79,250 | |||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 523,000 | $ | 445,000 | $ | 377,500 | |||
The company’s income statements for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, follow.
| For Year Ended December 31 | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||
| Sales | $ | 673,500 | $ | 532,000 | ||||||||
| Cost of goods sold | $ | 411,225 | $ | 345,500 | ||||||||
| Other operating expenses | 209,550 | 134,980 | ||||||||||
| Interest expense | 12,100 | 13,300 | ||||||||||
| Income taxes | 9,525 | 8,845 | ||||||||||
| Total costs and expenses | 642,400 | 502,625 | ||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 31,100 | $ | 29,375 | ||||||||
| Earnings per share | $ | 1.90 | $ | 1.80 | ||||||||
Evaluate the company's efficiency and profitability by computing the following for 2017 and 2016.
(1) Profit margin ratio.
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