a$.$ Compute the Company's current ratio and quick ratio on February $1,2020,$ and February $2,2019.$ Comment on any observed trends.

Numerator $($$ millions$)$Denominator $($$ millions$)=$ResultCurrent Ratio: February $1,2020$Answer $1$Answer $2=$Current Ratio: February $2,2019$Answer $3$Answer $4=$Quick Ratio: February $1,2020$Answer $5$Answer $6=$Quick Ratio: February $2,2019$Answer $7$Answer $8=$

Answer $9$Both the current and quick ratioOnly the current ratioOnly the quick ratioNeither the current nor quick ratio improved between $2019$ and $2020.$ The Company's current assets Answer $10$IncreasedDecreased modestly and its current liabilities Answer $11$IncreasedDecreased$.$ The biggest changes were an Answer $12$IncreaseDecrease in cash and equivalents in current assets and a Answer $13$IncreaseDecrease in the current portion of long$-$term debt and other borrowings under current liabilities.

b$.$ Compute the Company's times interest earned for the year ended February $1,2020,$ and its debt$-$to$-$equity ratios on February $1,2020,$ and February $2,2019.$ Comment on any trends observed.

Numerator $($$ millions$)$Denominator $($$ millions$)=$ResultTimes interest earned: February $1,2020$Answer $14$Answer $15=$Debt$-$to$-$equity: February $1,2020$Answer $16$Answer $17=$Debt$-$to$-$equity: February $2,2019$Answer $18$Answer $19=$

The Company$$s debt$-$to$-$equity Answer $20$IncreasedDecreased slightly.