Pinnacle Plus declared and paid a cash dividend of $8,000 in the current year. Its comparative financial statements, prepared at December 31, reported the following summarized information: Current Year Previous Year $180,000 80,000 100,000 50,000 5,400 44,600 13,380 $ 31,220 $155,000 76,000 79,000 44,200 5,400 29,400 8,820 $ 20,580 Income Statement Sales Revenue Cost of Goods Sold Gross Profit Operating Expenses Interest Expense Income before Income Tax Expense Income Tax Expense (308) Net Income Balance Sheet Cash Accounts Receivable, Net Inventory Property and Equipment, Net Total Assets Accounts Payable Income Tax Payable Note Payable (long-term) Total Liabilities Common Stock (par $10) Retained Earnings Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $ 87,770 31,000 39,000 109.000 $266,770 $ 56,000 1,350 54.000 111,350 98,400 57,020 5266,770 9 24,000 26,000 52,000 119,000 $221,000 $ 33,600 1,200 54,000 88, 800 98.400 33,800 $221,000 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 previous year? 4. Stockholders' equity totaled $114,000 at the beginning of the previous year. Compute the return on equity (ROE) ratios for the current and previous years. Are the current year results better, or worse than those for the previous year? S. Net property and equipment totaled $124.000 at the beginning of the previous year. Compute the fixed asset turnover ratlos 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 ratlos 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 8. After Pinnacle Plus released its current year's financial statements, the company's stock was trading at $32. After the release of its previous year's financial statements, the company's stock price was $29 per share. Compute the P/E ratios for both years. Does it appear that investors have become more or less) optimistic about Pinnacle's future success? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required Required 5 Required 6 Required Required Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Required 5 Required 6 Required 7 Required 8 1-a 1-a. Compute the gross profit percentage in the current and previous years. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) 1-b. Are the current year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? Gross Profit Percentage Current Year Previous Year % % 1-b. Current year gross profit percentage? Better Worse (Required 1 Required 2 > Required 1 Required 2 SOLLICOLE Required 3 Required 4 Required 5 Required 6 Required 7 Required 8 2-a. Compute the net profit margin for the current and previous years. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) 2-b. Are the current year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 12-a. Net Profit Margin Current Year % Previous Year % 2b. Current year net profit margin? O Better O Worse 5-a. Net property and equipment totaled $124,000 at the beginning of the previous year. Compute the fixed asset turnover 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? 5-a Fixed Asset Turnover Current Year Previous Year 5-b. Current year Mixed asset tumover? Better Worse Print ferences Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Required 5 Required 6 Required 7 Required 8 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? 6-a. Debt-to-Assets Current Year Previous Year 6-b Current year debt-to-assets ratio? Larger Proportion OSmaller Proportion 7-a. Compute the times interest earned ratios for the current and previous years. (Round your answers to 1 decim 7-b. Are the current year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? Times Interest Earned Current Year Previous Year 7-a. 7-b. Current year times interest earned ratio? Better O Worse 8-a. After Pinnacle Plus released its current year's financial statements, the company's stock was trading at $32. After the release of its previous year's financial statements, the company's stock price was $29 per share. Compute the P/E ratios for both years. (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places and final answers to 1 decimal place.) 8-b. Does it appear that investors have become more or less) optimistic about Pinnacle's future success? Show less 8-a. Price/Earnings Ratio Current Year Previous Year 8-b. Current year P/E ratio? O More Optimistic Oless Optimistic