Austin Technology Co. had the following current assets and liabilities for two comparative years:

				Current Year		Previous Year
Current assets:
	Cash			$596,000		$966,000
	Accounts receivable			529,000		454,000
	Inventory			326,000		383,000
		Total current assets		$1,451,000		$1,803,000
Current liabilities:
	Current portion of long-term debt			$120,000		$107,000
	Accounts payable			240,000		213,000
	Accrued and other current liabilities			390,000		390,000
		Total current liabilities		$750,000		$710,000

a. Determine the quick ratio for December 31 of both years. If required, round your answers to one decimal place.

	Quick Ratio
Previous year:
Current year:

b. How did the quick ratio change between the two balance sheet dates?