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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$,,,,],[$Cash$,$$$31,800,$$$35,625,$$$37,800,],[$Accounts receivable, net,$89,500,62,500,50,200,],[$Merchandise inventory,$112,500,82,500,54,000,],[$Prepaid expenses,$10,700,9,375,5,000,],[$Plant assets, net,$278,500,255,000,230,500,],[$Total assets,$$523,000,$$$445,000,$$$377,500,],[$Liabilities and Equity,,,,$],[$Accounts payable,$$129,900,$$$75,250,$$$51,250,],[$Long$-$term notes payable,$98,500,101,500,83,500,],[$Common stock, $$10$ par value,$163,500,163,500,163,500,],[$Retained earnings,$131,100,104,750,79,250,],[$Total liabilities and equity,$$523,000,$$$445,000,$$$377,500,]]$

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

Exercise $13-9($Static$)$ Analyzing risk and capital structure LO P$3$

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

$\backslash$table$[[$For Year Ended December $31,$Curr,Year,$1Y,$AgO