$\backslash$table$[[$At Decenber $31,$Current Year,$1$ Year Ago,$2$ Years Ago$],[$Assets$],[$Cash$,$$ $32,706,$$ $38,625,$$ $41,055],[$Accounts receivable, net,$95,770,67,594,54,193],[$Merchandise inventory,$125,556,90,231,58,299],[$Prepaid expenses,$10,967,10,139,4,653],[$Plant assets, net,$3$e$5,491,286,075,256,500],[$Total assets,$ $571,490,$$ $492,664,$$ $414,700],[$Liabilities and Equity$],[$Accounts payable,$ $139,455,$$ $81,595,$$ $55,288],[$Long$-$tern notes payable,$107,440,112,180,92,565],[$Common stock, $$10$ par value,$162,500,162,500,162,500],[$Retained earnings,$162,095,136,389,104,347],[$Total liabilities and equity,$ $571,490,$$ $492,664,$$ $414,700]]$

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

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

$\backslash$table$[[$For Year Ended Decenter $11,$Current Year,$1$ Year Ago$],[$Sates$,,$$ $742,937,,$$ $586,270],[$Cost of goods sold,$ $453,192,,$$ $381,076,],[$Other operating expenses,$230,310,,148,326,],[$Interest expense,$12,630,,13,484,],[$Income tax expense,$9,658,,8,794,],[$Total costs and expenses,,$705,790,,551,680],[$Net income,,$ $37,147,,$$ $34,590],[$Earnings per share,,$ $2\mathrm{.}29,,$$$2\mathrm{.}13$