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

Year 3	Year 2	Year 1
Current assets:
Cash	$296,967	$346,529	$374,854
Short-term investments			97,131
Accounts receivable	581,381	599,073	596,940
Inventories	745,678	750,970	801,036
Other current assets	192,752	152,026	377,086
Total current assets	$1,816,778	$1,848,598	$2,247,047
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$522,536	$474,266	$482,017
Other current liabilities	1,386,907	1,743,646	1,453,630
Total current liabilities	$1,909,443	$2,217,912	$1,935,647

Required:

a. Compute the working capital for the three years. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.

Year 1: $

Year 2: $

Year 3: $

b. Compute the current ratio for the three years. Round to one decimal place.

Year 1:

Year 2:

Year 3:

c. Compute the quick ratio for the three years. Round to one decimal place.

Year 1:

Year 2:

Year 3:

d. Interpret the short-term liquidity for the three years from (c).