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You have just been hired as a financlal analyst for Lydex Company, a manufacturer of safety helmets. Your boss has asked you to perform a comprehensIve analysis of the company's financlal statements, Including comparing Lydex's performance to its major competitors. The company's financial statements for the last two years are as follows: To begin your assignment you gather the following financlal data and ratios that are typical of companles In Lydex Company's Industry: Requlred: 1. You decide first to assess the company's performance in terms of debt management and profitability. Compute the following for both this year and last year: (Round your "Percentage" answers to 1 decimal place and other answers to 2 decimal places.) a. The times interest earned ratio. b. The debt-to-equity ratio. c. The gross margin percentage. d. The return on total assets. (Total assets at the beginning of last year were $13,040,000.) e. The return on equity. (Stockholders' equlty at the begInning of last year totaled $8,101,600. There has been no change in common stock over the last two years.) f. Is the company's financlal leverage positive or negatlve