Exercise $17-11($Algo$)$ Analyzing profitability LO P$3$

The Chmpany's income statements for the Current Year and $1$ Year Ago, follow.

$\backslash$table$[[$For Year Ended December $31,$Current Year,$1$ Year Ago$],[$Sales$,$Curre,$ $749,022],[$Cost of goods sold,$ $456,903,,$$ $384,197,],[$Other operating expenses,$232,197,,149,541,],[$Interest expense,$12,733,,13,595,],[$Income tax expense,$9,737,,8,866,],[$Total costs and expenses,,$711,570,,556,199],[$Net income,,$ $37,452,,$$ $34,873],[$Earnings per share,,$$2\mathrm{.}30,,$$ $2\mathrm{.}15]]$

Additional information about the company follows.

$\backslash$table$[[$Common stock market price, December $31,$ Current Year,$$33\mathrm{.}00$

Required information

Use the following information for the Exercises below. $($Algo$)$

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Simon Company's year$-$end balance sheets follow.

$\backslash$table$[[$At December $31,$Current Year,$1,$Year Ago,$2$ Years Ago$],[$Assets$,$$$34,334,$$$38,941,$$$39,772,],[$Cash$,95,569,70,233,53,566,],[$Accounts receivable, net,$122,638,90,970,55,895,],[$Merchandise inventory,$10,838,10,222,4,553,],[$Prepaid expenses,$312,792,286,333,252,014,],[$Plant assets, net,$$576,171,$$$496,699,$$$405,800,],[$Total assets,,,,$],[$Liabilities and Equity,$$147,771,$$$81,424,$$$54,637,],[$Accounts payable,$105,071,113,098,90,579,],[$Long$-$term notes payable,$163,500,162,500,162,500,],[$Common stock, $$10$ par value,$159,829,139,677,98,084,],[$Retained earnings,$$576,171,$$$496,699,$$$405,800,],[$Total liabilities and equity,,,,$]]$

For both the current year and one year ago, compute the following ratios: