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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 ratios in this exe $($Round your answers to two decimal places, X$.$XX$.$ Enter amounts in millions as provided to you in the problem statement.$)$

$\backslash$table$[[,,\backslash$table$[[$The Deal$],[$Corporation$]],$Simple Stores, Inc.$],[,($In millions$)],[1.$ Total assets,$$,16,870$$$,203,130],[2.$ Total Stockholders' equity,$$,3,080,71,310],[3.$ Operating income,$$,1,400,26,930],[4.$ Interest expense,$$,87$$$,2,050],[5.$ Leverage ratio,,${5\mathrm{.}48}^{\text{'}},2\mathrm{.}85],[,\backslash$table$[[$The Deal$],[$Corporation$]],$Simple Stores, Inc.$],[($In millions$)],[6.$ Total debt,,$5\mathrm{.}13,1\mathrm{.}31]]$

Requirements

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.

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