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 Long-term notes payable Common stock, $10 par value Retained earnings Total liabilities and equity For Year Ended December 31 Sales Cost of goods sold Other operating expenses Current Year 1 Year Ago $ 37,256 89, 200 $ 43,549 62,100 112,000 11,998 374,758 $625, 212 Interest expense Income tax expense Total costs and expenses Net income Earnings per share $ 157,235 118,715 162,500 186, 762 $ 625, 212 Current Year 84,500 11,432 337,395 $ 538,976 The company’s income statements for the current year and one year ago follow. Assume that all sales are credit: $ 495,793 251, 961 13, 817 10,566 $91,998 125, 204 162,500 159, 274 $ 538,976 $ 812,776 772,137 $ 40,639 $ 2.50 2 Years Ago $ 44,466 51, 600 54,000 4,941 289, 693 $444,700 $ 59,287 99,261 162,500 123, 652 $ 444,700 (4-a) Compute days' sales in inventory. (4-b) For each ratio, determine if it improved or worsened in the current year. 1 Year Ago $ 416,898 162, 269 14,752 9,621 $641,381 603,540 $ 37,841 $ 2.33
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 Long-term notes payable Common stock, $10 par value Retained earnings Total liabilities and equity For Year Ended December 31 Sales Cost of goods sold Other operating expenses Current Year 1 Year Ago $ 37,256 89, 200 $ 43,549 62,100 112,000 11,998 374,758 $625, 212 Interest expense Income tax expense Total costs and expenses Net income Earnings per share $ 157,235 118,715 162,500 186, 762 $ 625, 212 Current Year 84,500 11,432 337,395 $ 538,976 The company’s income statements for the current year and one year ago follow. Assume that all sales are credit: $ 495,793 251, 961 13, 817 10,566 $91,998 125, 204 162,500 159, 274 $ 538,976 $ 812,776 772,137 $ 40,639 $ 2.50 2 Years Ago $ 44,466 51, 600 54,000 4,941 289, 693 $444,700 $ 59,287 99,261 162,500 123, 652 $ 444,700 (4-a) Compute days' sales in inventory. (4-b) For each ratio, determine if it improved or worsened in the current year. 1 Year Ago $ 416,898 162, 269 14,752 9,621 $641,381 603,540 $ 37,841 $ 2.33
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