Simon Company's year-end balance sheets follow.At December 31AssetsCashAccounts receivable, netMerchandise inventoryPrepaid expensesPlant assets, netTotal assetsCurrent Year:1 Year Ago:2 Years Ago:Required 1A Required 18Liabilities and EquityAccounts payableLong-term notes payable.Common stock, $10 par valueRetained earningsTotal liabilities and equityFor both the current year and one year ago, compute the following ratios:Required 1A Required 1B Required 2ACompute the current ratio for each of the three years.Current RatioNumerator:Current assetsCurrent Year:1 Year Ago:2 Years Ago:Compute the quick ratio for each of the three years.Current Year(1-a) Compute the current ratio for each of the three years.(1-b) Did the current ratio improve or worsen over the three-year period?(2-a) Compute the quick ratio for each of the three years.(2-b) Did the quick ratio improve or1$ 25,41172,89894,4908,517238,174$ 439,490Required 2A Required 28$ 111,62282,624163,50081,744$439,490Required 2BNumerator:Short-term investmentsover the three-year period?Denominator:Current liabilities< Required 1A1 Year Ago$ 30,31052,512Acid-test ratio71,4937,877216,679$ 378,871< Required 18$ 65,31086,269163,50063,792$ 378,871=Required 1B >2 Years Ago$ 31,87640,85145,7213,507190,645$312,600$ 41,26368,394163,50039,443$ 312,600Current RatioCurrent ratio0 to 10.00 to 10 to 1Required 2B>Denominator:= AcidAcic

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Simon Company's year-end balance sheets follow. At December 31 Assets Cash Accounts receivable, net Merchandise inventory Prepaid expenses Plant assets, net Total assets Current Year $ 25,411 72,898 94,490 8,517 238,174 $ 439,490 1 Year Ago $ 111,622 82,624 163,500 81,744 $ 439,490 $ 30,310 52,512 71,493 7,877 216,679 $378,871 Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable Long-term notes payable Common stock, $10 par value Retained earnings Total liabilities and equity For both the current year and one year ago, compute the following ratios: $ 65,310 86,269 163,500 63,792 $ 378,871 (1-a) Compute the current ratio for each of the three years. (1-b) Did the current ratio improve or worsen over the three-year period? (2-a) Compute the quick ratio for each of the three years. (2-b) Did the quick ratio improve or worsen over the three-year period? 2 Years Ago $ 31,876 40,851 45,721 3,507 190,645 $ 312,600 $ 41,263 68,394 163,500 39,443 $ 312,600

Simon Company's year-end balance sheets follow. At December 31 Assets Cash Accounts receivable, net Merchandise inventory Prepaid expenses Plant assets, net Total assets Current Year $ 25,411 72,898 94,490 8,517 238,174 $ 439,490 1 Year Ago $ 111,622 82,624 163,500 81,744 $ 439,490 $ 30,310 52,512 71,493 7,877 216,679 $378,871 Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable Long-term notes payable Common stock, $10 par value Retained earnings Total liabilities and equity For both the current year and one year ago, compute the following ratios: $ 65,310 86,269 163,500 63,792 $ 378,871 (1-a) Compute the current ratio for each of the three years. (1-b) Did the current ratio improve or worsen over the three-year period? (2-a) Compute the quick ratio for each of the three years. (2-b) Did the quick ratio improve or worsen over the three-year period? 2 Years Ago $ 31,876 40,851 45,721 3,507 190,645 $ 312,600 $ 41,263 68,394 163,500 39,443 $ 312,600

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