Maxwell Corporation declared and paid a cash dividend of $7,425 in the current year. Its comparative financial statements, prepared at December 31, reported the following summarized information: Required: 1. Compute the gross profit percentage in the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 2. Compute the net profit margin for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 3. Compute the earnings per share for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better. or worse, than those for the nrevinis vear? the previous year? 2. Compute the net profit margin for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 3. Compute the eamings per share for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 4. Stockholders' equity totaled $84,000 at the beginning of the previous year. Compute the return on equity ratios for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 5. Net property and equipment totaled $134,000 at the beginning of the previous year. Compute the fixed asset turnover ratios for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 6. Compute the debt-to-assets ratios for the current and previous years. Is debt providing financing for a larger or smaller proportion of the company's asset growth? 7. Compute the times interest earned ratios for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 8. After Maxwell released its currentyear financial statements, the company's stock was trading at $29. After the release of its previous-year finandal statements, the company's stock price was $16 per share. Compute the P/E ratios for both years. Does it appeat that investors have become more (or less) optimistic about Maxwell's future success? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 1-a. Compute the oross proft percentage in the current and previous years. (Hound percentage values to 1 decimal place.) 1-6. Are the current-year results better, or worse, thon those for the previoun year? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 2-a. Compute the net profit margin for the current and previous years. (Round percentage values to 1 decimal 2-b. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 3-a. Compute the earnings per share for the current and previous years. (Round your answers to 2 decima 3-b. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 4-a. Stockholders' equity totaled $84,000 at the beginning of the previous year. Compute the return on equity ratios for current and previous years. (Round percentage values to 1 decimal place.) 4-b. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 5-a. Net property and equipment totaled $134,000 at the beginning of the previous year. Compute the fixed asset turnove ratios for the current and previous years. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 5-b. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 6-a. Compute the debt-to-assets ratios for the current and previous years. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 6-b. Is debt providing financing for a larger or smaller proportion of the company's asset growth? 7-a. Compute the times interest earned ratios for the current and previous years. (Round your answers to 1 decimal 7.b. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 8-a. After Maxwell released its current-year financial statements, the company's stock was trading at $29. After the rele its previous-year financial statements, the company's stock price was $16 per share. Compute the P/E ratios for both yea (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places and final answers to 1 decimah place.) 8-b. Does it appear that investors have become more (or less) optimistic about Maxwell's future success? Maxwell Corporation declared and paid a cash dividend of $7,425 in the current year. Its comparative financial statements, prepared at December 31, reported the following summarized information: Required: 1. Compute the gross profit percentage in the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 2. Compute the net profit margin for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 3. Compute the earnings per share for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better. or worse, than those for the nrevinis vear? the previous year? 2. Compute the net profit margin for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 3. Compute the eamings per share for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 4. Stockholders' equity totaled $84,000 at the beginning of the previous year. Compute the return on equity ratios for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 5. Net property and equipment totaled $134,000 at the beginning of the previous year. Compute the fixed asset turnover ratios for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 6. Compute the debt-to-assets ratios for the current and previous years. Is debt providing financing for a larger or smaller proportion of the company's asset growth? 7. Compute the times interest earned ratios for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 8. After Maxwell released its currentyear financial statements, the company's stock was trading at $29. After the release of its previous-year finandal statements, the company's stock price was $16 per share. Compute the P/E ratios for both years. Does it appeat that investors have become more (or less) optimistic about Maxwell's future success? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 1-a. Compute the oross proft percentage in the current and previous years. (Hound percentage values to 1 decimal place.) 1-6. Are the current-year results better, or worse, thon those for the previoun year? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 2-a. Compute the net profit margin for the current and previous years. (Round percentage values to 1 decimal 2-b. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 3-a. Compute the earnings per share for the current and previous years. (Round your answers to 2 decima 3-b. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 4-a. Stockholders' equity totaled $84,000 at the beginning of the previous year. Compute the return on equity ratios for current and previous years. (Round percentage values to 1 decimal place.) 4-b. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 5-a. Net property and equipment totaled $134,000 at the beginning of the previous year. Compute the fixed asset turnove ratios for the current and previous years. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 5-b. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 6-a. Compute the debt-to-assets ratios for the current and previous years. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 6-b. Is debt providing financing for a larger or smaller proportion of the company's asset growth? 7-a. Compute the times interest earned ratios for the current and previous years. (Round your answers to 1 decimal 7.b. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 8-a. After Maxwell released its current-year financial statements, the company's stock was trading at $29. After the rele its previous-year financial statements, the company's stock price was $16 per share. Compute the P/E ratios for both yea (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places and final answers to 1 decimah place.) 8-b. Does it appear that investors have become more (or less) optimistic about Maxwell's future success