Question: Figure out the Total Assets for current year and 1 year ago. For the Debt Ratio and Equity Ratio at the bottom. Simon Company's year-end

Figure out the Total Assets for current year and 1 year ago. For the Debt Ratio and Equity Ratio at the bottom. 

Simon Company's year-end balance sheets follow.

At December 31Current Year1 Year Ago2 Years Ago
 
Assets   
 
Cash$ 26,321$ 30,465$ 30,484
 
Accounts receivable, net77,03351,73042,304
 
Merchandise inventory93,09369,05543,278
 
Prepaid expenses8,3937,6803,491
 
Plant assets, net232,526218,110194,643
 
Total assets$ 437,366$ 377,040$ 314,200
 
Liabilities and Equity   
 
Accounts payable$ 108,904$ 64,357$ 42,304
Long-term notes payable82,22584,11869,438
 
Common stock, $10 par value162,500162,500163,500
 
Retained earnings83,73766,06538,958
 
Total liabilities and equity$ 437,366$ 377,040$ 314,200
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The company's income statements for the current year and one year ago, follow.
 

For Year Ended December 31Current Year1 Year Ago
Sales $ 568,576 $ 448,678
Cost of goods sold$ 346,831 $ 291,641 
Other operating expenses176,259 113,516 
Interest expense9,666 10,320 
Income tax expense7,391 6,730 
Total costs and expenses 540,147 422,207
Net income $ 28,429 $ 26,471
Earnings per share $ 1.75 $ 1.63

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


 

 
Debt Ratio

 
Numerator:/Denominator:=Debt Ratio

 
Total liabilities/Total assets=Debt ratio
Current Year:$437,366/
 
=0%
1 Year Ago:$377,040/
 
=0%
Equity Ratio

 
Numerator:/Denominator:=Equity Ratio

 
Total equity/Total assets=Equity ratio
Current Year:$437,366/
 
=0%
1 Year Ago:$377,040/
 
=0
 

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