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Simon Company's year-end balance sheets follow. Current Yr 1 Yr Ago 2 Yrs Ago At December 31 Assets Cash Accounts receivable, net Merchandise inventory Prepaid expenses Plant assets, net Total assets Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable Long-term notes payable secured by mortgages on plant assets Common stock, $10 par value Retained earnings Total liabilities and equity $ 31,600 $ 34,100 $ 36,200 89,800 64,800 54,500 8,280 82,400 59,000 10,689 10,395 4,333 439,631 303, 305 235,967 $580,000 $495,000 $390,000 $147, 308 $ 83,655 S51, 480 109,040 116, 127 84,466 162,500 162,500 162,500 161, 152 132,718 91,554 $580,000 $495,000 $390,000 The company's income statements for the Current Year and 1 Year Ago, follow. For Year Ended December 31 Sales Cost of goods sold Other operating expenses Interest expertse Income tax expense Total costs and expenses Net income Earnings per share Current Yr $754,000 $ 459,940 233,740 12,818 9,802 716,300 $ 37,700 $ 2.32 1 Yr Ago $589,050 $382,883 149,030 13,548 8,836 554,297 $ 34,753 $ 2.14 Additional Information about the company follows. Common stock market price, December 31, Current Year Common stock market price, December 31, 1 Year Ago Annual cash dividends per share in Current Year Annual cash dividends per share 1 Year ago $29.00 27.00 0.30 0.15 For both the Current Year and 1 Year Ago, compute the following ratios: 1. Return on common stockholders' equity. 2. Price-earnings ratio on December 31. Simon's comnetitor hac a nice.earninns ratio of which remnanu has hinher market evnertations for fun For both the Current Year and 1 Year Ago, compute the following ratios: 1. Return on common stockholders' equity. 2. Price-earnings ratio on December 31. 2a. Assuming Simon's competitor has a price-earnings ratio of 8, which company has higher market expectations for future growth? 3. Dividend yield Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 2a Required 3 Compute the return on common stockholders' equity for each year. Return On Common Stockholders' Equity Choose Numerator Choose Denominator Return On Common Stockholders Equity Return on common stockholders'uty Current Year: 1 Year Ago: 7 Required 23 For bc the Current Year and 1 Year Ago, compute the following ratios: 1. Return on common stockholders' equity. 2. Price-earnings ratio on December 31. 2a. Assuming Simon's competitor has a price-earnings ratio of 8, which company has higher market expectations for future growth? 3. Dividend yield. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 2a Required 3 Compute the price-earnings ratio for each year. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Price Earnings Ratio Choose Numerator: Choose Denominator Price-Earnings Ratio 1 Prion-eamings ratio Current Year 1 Year Ago: 2 For both the Current Year and 1 Year Ago, compute the following ratios: 1. Return on common stockholders' equity. 2. Price-earnings ratio on December 31. 2a. Assuming Simon's competitor has a price-earnings ratio of 8, which company has higher market expectations for future growth? 3. Dividend yield Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 2a Required 3 Assuming Simon's competitor has a price-earnings ratio of 8, which company has higher market expectations for future growth? Which company has higher market expectations for future growin? For both the Current Year and 1 Year Ago, compute the following ratios: 1. Return on common stockholders' equity. 2. Price-earnings ratio on December 31. 2a. Assuming Simon's competitor has a price-earnings ratio of 8, which company has higher market expectations for future growth? 3. Dividend yield. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 2a Required 3 Compute the dividend yield for each year. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Dividend Yield Choose Denominator Choose Numerator Dividend Yeld Dividend yield 1 Current Year: 1 Year Ago