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 Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable Current Year 1 Year Ago 2 Years Ago $ 26,781 76,835 $ 30,988 54,229 96,605 8,886 249,388 $ 458,495 75,316 8,051 226,670 $ 395,254 $ 111,882 Long-term notes payable. Common stock, $10 par value 86,197 162,500 97,916 Total liabilities and equity $ 458,495 $ 395,254 Retained earnings $ 66,798 92,727 162,500 73,229 For both the current year and one year ago, compute the following ratios: $ 32,941 45,253 47,726 3,660 206,520 $ 336,100 $ 43,478 75,021 162,500 55,101 $ 336,100 es Exercise 17-7 (Algo) Analyzing liquidity LO P3 (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 acid-test ratio for each of the three years. (2-b) Did the acid-test ratio improve or worsen over the three-year period?
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 Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable Current Year 1 Year Ago 2 Years Ago $ 26,781 76,835 $ 30,988 54,229 96,605 8,886 249,388 $ 458,495 75,316 8,051 226,670 $ 395,254 $ 111,882 Long-term notes payable. Common stock, $10 par value 86,197 162,500 97,916 Total liabilities and equity $ 458,495 $ 395,254 Retained earnings $ 66,798 92,727 162,500 73,229 For both the current year and one year ago, compute the following ratios: $ 32,941 45,253 47,726 3,660 206,520 $ 336,100 $ 43,478 75,021 162,500 55,101 $ 336,100 es Exercise 17-7 (Algo) Analyzing liquidity LO P3 (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 acid-test ratio for each of the three years. (2-b) Did the acid-test ratio improve or worsen over the three-year period?
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![Simon Company's year-end balance sheets follow.
At December 31
Assets
Current Year 1 Year Ago 2 Years Ago
Cash
Accounts receivable, net
Merchandise inventory
Prepaid expenses
Plant assets, net
Total assets
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable
$ 26,781
76,835
$ 30,988
54,229
$ 32,941
45,253
47,726
96,605
8,886
249,388
75,316
8,051
226,670
$ 395,254
$ 458,495
$ 111,882
Long-term notes payable
Common stock, $10 par value
Retained earnings
86,197
162,500
97,916
$ 66,798
92,727
162,500
73,229
Total liabilities and equity
$ 458,495
$ 395,254
For both the current year and one year ago, compute the following ratios:
3,660
206,520
$ 336,100
$ 43,478
75,021
162,500
55,101
$ 336,100
es
Exercise 17-7 (Algo) Analyzing liquidity LO P3
(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 acid-test ratio for each of the three years.
(2-b) Did the acid-test ratio improve or worsen over the three-year period?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fbdb9959e-e33a-4a68-ad26-ee9888f60b9f%2Fa0c3e894-7430-449e-8dd6-14895b00cab8%2F95uxrfp_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Simon Company's year-end balance sheets follow.
At December 31
Assets
Current Year 1 Year Ago 2 Years Ago
Cash
Accounts receivable, net
Merchandise inventory
Prepaid expenses
Plant assets, net
Total assets
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable
$ 26,781
76,835
$ 30,988
54,229
$ 32,941
45,253
47,726
96,605
8,886
249,388
75,316
8,051
226,670
$ 395,254
$ 458,495
$ 111,882
Long-term notes payable
Common stock, $10 par value
Retained earnings
86,197
162,500
97,916
$ 66,798
92,727
162,500
73,229
Total liabilities and equity
$ 458,495
$ 395,254
For both the current year and one year ago, compute the following ratios:
3,660
206,520
$ 336,100
$ 43,478
75,021
162,500
55,101
$ 336,100
es
Exercise 17-7 (Algo) Analyzing liquidity LO P3
(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 acid-test ratio for each of the three years.
(2-b) Did the acid-test ratio improve or worsen over the three-year period?
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