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[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Simon Company's year-end balance sheets follow.

At December 31 Current Year 1 Year Ago 2 Years Ago
Assets
Cash $ 24,990 $ 28,924 $ 29,533
Accounts receivable, net 70,298 51,620 40,181
Merchandise inventory 87,493 67,550 43,657
Prepaid expenses 8,048 7,292 3,248
Plant assets, net 224,421 202,588 187,781
Total assets $ 415,250 $ 357,974 $ 304,400
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable $ 103,397 $ 61,708 $ 40,181
Long-term notes payable 75,725 84,804 68,618
Common stock, $10 par value 162,500 163,500 162,500
Retained earnings 73,628 47,962 33,101
Total liabilities and equity $ 415,250 $ 357,974 $ 304,400

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

Exercise 13-7 (Algo) Analyzing liquidity LO P3

(1-a) Compute the current ratio for each of the three years. (1-b) Did the current ratio improve or worsen over the three-year period? (2-a) Compute the acid-test ratio for each of the three years. (2-b) Did the acid-test ratio improve or worsen over the three-year period?

Compute the current ratio for each of the three years.

Current Ratio
Numerator: / Denominator: = Current Ratio
Current assets / Current liabilities = Current ratio
Current Year: / = 0 to 1
1 Year Ago: / = 0 to 1
2 Years Ago: / = 0 to 1

Compute the acid-test ratio for each of the three years.

Acid-test ratio
Numerator: / Denominator: = Acid-Test Ratio
Cash + Short-term investments + Current receivables / Current liabilities = Acid-test ratio
Current Year: + + / = 0 to 1
1 Year Ago: + + / = 0 to 1
2 Years Ago: + + / = 0 to 1

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