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Ratio analysis

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Summary information from the financial statements of two companies competing in the same industry follows.

$\backslash$table$[[,\backslash$table$[[$Iroquois$],[$Company$]],\backslash$table$[[$Percy$],[$Company$]],],[\backslash$table$[[$Data from the current year$-$end$],[$balance sheets$]],,,\backslash$table$[[$Data from the curr$],[$income statement$]]],[$Assets$,,,$Sales$],[$Cash$,$$$21,000,$$$31,000,$Cost of goods$/$sold$],[$Accounts receivable, net,$35,400,52,400,$Interest expense$],[$Merchandise inventory,$84,740,134,500,$Income tax expense$],[$Prepaid expenses,$5,400,7,800,$Net income$],[$Plant assets, net,$310,000,307,400,$Basic earning$ per$],[$Total assets,$$456,540,$$$533,100,$Cash dividends per$],[$Liabilities and Equity,,,$\backslash$table$[[$Beginning$-$of$-$year$],[$data$]]],[$Current liabilities,$$68,340,$$$103,300,$Accounts receivabl$],[$Long$-$term notes payable,$78,800,105,000,$Merchandise ihvent$],[$Common stock, $$5$ par value,$210,000,246,000,$Total assets$],[$Retained earnings,$99,400,78,800,$Common stock, $|$$$5p|$