Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Simon Company's year-end balance sheets follow. At December 31 Assets Current Year 1 Year Ago 2 Years Ago Cash Accounts receivable, net Merchandise inventory Prepaid expenses Plant assets, net Total assets Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable $ 32,719 97,734 125,315 10,537 299,580 $ 565,885 $ 39,807 67,614 92,956 10,040 277,415 $ 487,832 $ 81,619 115,567 163,500 127,146 $ 140,905 Long-term notes payable Common stock, $10 par value Retained earnings 108,514 163,500 152,966 Total liabilities and equity $ 565,885 $ 487,832 $ 40,661 54,215 59,512 4,702 260,010 $ 419,100 $ 56,981 94,474 163,500 104,145 $ 419,100 For both the current year and one year ago, compute the following ratios: (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?