Comparative financial statements for Weller Corporation, a merchandising company, for the year ending December $31$ appear below. The company did not issue any new common stock during the year. A total of $920,000$ shares of common stock were outstanding. The interest rate on the bond payable was $12\%,$ the income tax rate was $40\%,$ and the dividend per share of common stock was $$0\mathrm{.}75$ last year and $$0\mathrm{.}40$ this year. The market value of the company's common stock at the end of this year was $$24\mathrm{.}00.$ All of the company's sales are on account.

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$\backslash$table$[[$Assets$],[$Current assets:$]]\}],[],[$Accounts receivable, net,$15,600,10,350],[$Inventory$,10,300,8,680],[\backslash$table$[[$Prepaid expenses$],[$Pestal$]],\frac{1,920}{30,592},\frac{2,340}{24,300}$