Examine the following selected financial information for The Deal Corporation and Simple Stores, Inc., as of the end of their fiscal years ending in 2018:

1. Complete the table, calculating all the requested information for the two companies. Use year-end figures in place of averages where needed for the purpose of calculating the ratios in this exercise.

2. Evaluate each company’s long-term debt-paying ability (strong, medium, weak).

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(In millions) The Deal Corporation Simple Stores, Inc. $203,130 $ 71,310 $ 26,930 $ 2,050 1. Total assets 2. Total common stockholders' equity 3. Operating income.. 4. Interest expense... 5. Leverage ratio 6. Total debt .. 7. Debt ratio. . 8. Times interest earned $16,870 $ 3,080 $ 1,400 87