Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Lydex Company's financial statements for the last two years are as follows: The following financial data and ratios are typical of companies in Lydex Company's industry: 1. To assess the company's performance in terms of debt management and profitability, compute the following for this year and last year Note: Round your "Percentage" answers to 1 decimal place and other answers to 2 decimal places. a. The times interest earned ratio. b. The debt-to-equity ratio. c. The gross margin percentage. d. The return on total assets. (Total assets at the beginning of last year were $12,960,000 ) e. The return on equity. (Stockholders' equity at the beginning of last year totaled $9,048,000. There bas been no change in common stock over the last two years.) f. Is the company's financial leverage positive or negative? 2. To assess the company's stock market performance, compute the following for this year and last year. Assume Lydex's stock price at the end of this year and last year was $72 and $40, respectively. Note: Round your "Percentage" answers to 1 decimal ploce and other intermediote and final answers to 2 decimal places. a. The earnings per share. b. The dividend yield ratio. c. The dividend payout ratio. d. The price-earnings ratio. e. The book value per share of common stock 3. To assess the company's liquidity and asset management, compute the following for this year and last year: a. Working capital. b. The current ratio. Note: Round your final answers to 2 decimal places. c. The acid-test ratio. Note: Round your final answers to 2 decimal places. d. The average collection period. (The accounts receivable at the beginning of last year totaled $1,560,000 ) Note: Use 365 days in a year. Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 1 decimal place. e. The average sale period. (The inventory at the beginning of last year totaled $1,920,000 ) Note: Use 365 days in a year. Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 1 decimal place. f. The operating cycle Note: Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 1 decimal place. g. The total asset turnover. (The total assets at the beginning of last year totaled $12,960,000.) Note: Round your final answers to 2 decimal ploces