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[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Simon Companys year-end balance sheets follow.

At December 31	Current Yr					1 Yr Ago			2 Yrs Ago
Assets
Cash		$	24,872			$	29,073		$	30,890
Accounts receivable, net			72,086				51,895			39,975
Merchandise inventory			88,821				65,886			43,003
Prepaid expenses			8,250				7,861			3,466
Plant assets, net			227,525				208,694			188,566
Total assets		$	421,554			$	363,409		$	305,900
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable		$	108,116			$	62,644		$	40,783
Long-term notes payable secured by mortgages on plant assets			80,045				82,748			67,604
Common stock, $10 par value			162,500				162,500			162,500
Retained earnings			70,893				55,517			35,013
Total liabilities and equity		$	421,554			$	363,409		$	305,900

The companys income statements for the Current Year and 1 Year Ago, follow.

For Year Ended December 31	Current Yr						1 Yr Ago
Sales				$	548,020					$	432,457
Cost of goods sold	$	334,292					$	281,097
Other operating expenses		169,886						109,412
Interest expense		9,316						9,947
Income tax expense		7,124						6,487
Total costs and expenses					520,618						406,943
Net income				$	27,402					$	25,514
Earnings per share				$	1.69					$	1.57

For both the Current Year and 1 Year Ago, compute the following ratios:

(1) Debt and equity ratios.

Debt Ratio
	Choose Numerator:	/	Choose Denominator:	=	Debt Ratio
		/		=	Debt ratio
Current Year:		/		=	0	%
1 Year Ago:	$78	/		=	0	%
Equity Ratio
	Choose Numerator:	/	Choose Denominator:	=	Equity Ratio
		/		=	Equity ratio
Current Year:		/		=	0	%
1 Year Ago:		/		=	0	%