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

At December 31	Current Yr				1 Yr Ago			2 Yrs Ago
Assets
Cash		$	24,202		$	28,573		$	29,472
Accounts receivable, net			70,145			49,012			38,899
Merchandise inventory			88,194			66,729			42,699
Prepaid expenses			7,638			7,352			3,407
Plant assets, net			220,024			201,957			186,223
Total assets		$	410,203		$	353,623		$	300,700
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable		$	103,162		$	57,969		$	38,899
Long-term notes payable			75,576			82,960			66,455
Common stock, $10 par value			162,500			163,500			162,500
Retained earnings			68,965			49,194			32,846
Total liabilities and equity		$	410,203		$	353,623		$	300,700

(1-a) Compute the current ratio for each of the three years. (1-b) Did the current ratio improve or worsen over the three-year period? (2-a) Compute the acid-test ratio for each of the three years. (2-b) Did the acid-test ratio improve or worsen over the three-year period?