$1.$ Compute the following ratios for $2024$ and $2023$:

a$.$

Current ratio

b$.$

Cash ratio

c$.$

$$Times$-$interest$-$earned ratio

d$.$

Inventory turnover

e$.$

Gross profit percentage

f$.$

Debt to equity ratio

g$.$

Rate of return on common$$ stockholders' equity

h$.$

Earnings per share of common stock

i$.$

$$Price$/$earnings ratio

$2.$

Decide$($a$)$ whether Canfield$\text{'}$s ability to pay debts and to sell inventory improved or deteriorated during $2024$ and$($b$)$ whether the investment attractiveness of its common stock appears to have increased or decreased.

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