Recent balance sheet information for two companies in the food industry, H.J. Heinz Co. and Hershey Foods Corp., are as follows (in thousands of dollars):

a. Determine the ratio of liabilities to stockholders€™ equity for both companies. Round to two digits after the decimal place.
b. Determine the ratio of fixed assets to long-term liabilities for both companies. Round to two digits after the decimal place.
c. Interpret the ratio differences between the twocompanies.

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Hershey Foods Net property, plant, and equipment Current liabilities Long-term debt Other liabilities (pensions, deferred taxes) Stockholders' equity 52,250,074 2,509,169 4,642,968 1,407,607 1,718,616 $1,534,901 606,444 876,972 1,223,254 1,147,204