Minion Industries declared and paid a cash dividend of $8,800 in the current year. Its comparative financial statements, prepared at December 31 , reported the following summarized information: 2-a. Compute the net profit margin for the current and previous years. Note: Round percentage values to 1 decimal place. 2-b. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 3-a. Compute the earnings per share for the current and previous years. Note: Round your answers to 2 decimal places. 3-b. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 4.4. 5tockholder' equity totaled $122,000 at the beginnirs of the previous vear, Compute the roturn on equity (ROE) ratios for the current and previous vests. Wote: Round percentage values to 1 decimal place. 4-b. Are the current- hear results better, or worst, than those for the previoss yean? 5-a. Net property and equipment totaled $132,000 at the beginning of the previous year. Compute the fixed asset turnover ratios for the current and previous years. Note: Round your answers to 2 decimal places. 5-b. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 6-a. Compule the debt-to-assets ratios for the current and previous years. Noter Pound your ansures to 2 decimat placer. 7-a. Compute the times interest earned ratios for the current and previous years. Notei Round vour antien to 1 decimal place. 7-b. Are the current-year results bettec, or worse, than those for the previous year? 8-a. Atter Minion Industries released its current vear's financial statements, the company's stock was trading at $40. After the releate of as previous yeurs hinancial tratements, the company's stock price was $37 per share Comoute the ple ratios for both vears. Note: Round your intermediote calculations to 2 decimal places and finat answers to 1 decimal placel. 8-b. Does it appeer that investors have become more (or less) optimintic about Minion's future success