Financial information for American Eagle is presented in Appendix $A$ at the end of the book, and financial information for Buckle is presented in Appendix B at the end of the book.

Required:

$1-$a$.$ Calculate the debt to equity ratio for American Eagle and Buckle for the most recent year.

$1-$b$.$ Which company has the riskier ratio?

$2-$a$.$ Calculate the return on assets for American Eagle and Buckle for the most recent year.

$2-$b$.$ Which company appears more profitable?

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Req$2B$

Calculate the debt to equity ratio for American Eagle and Buckle for the most recent year. $($Round your final answers to $2$ decimal places.$)$

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