The Hershey Company is the largest producer of chocolate in North America under the Hershey's and Reese's brand names. The following balance sheet information is provided at the end of three recent years (in thousands):

a. Compute the working capital for the three years.
b. Compute the current ratio for the three years. (Round to one decimal place.)
c. Compute the quick ratio for the three years. (Round to one decimal place.)
d. Interpret the short-term liquidity for the three years from (C).
e. Are the other two measures in (A) and (B) consistent with your analysis in (D)?

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December 31 Year 2 Year 3 Year 1 Current assets: Cash Short-term investments Accounts receivable Inventories Other current assets $ 374,854 97,131 596,940 801,036 377,086 $2,247,047 $1,118,508 728,272 477,912 659,541 231,373 461,383 633,262 290,568 Total current assets Current liabilities: Accounts payable Other current liabilities $ 482,017 1,453,630 $ 461,514 946,508 $1,408,022 $ 441,977 1,029,133 1,471,110 Total current liabilities