Required information (The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Simon Company's year-end balance sheets follow. Current Yr 1 Yr Ago 2 Yrs Ago At December 31 Assets Cash Accounts receivable, net Merchandise inventory Prepaid expenses Plant assets, net Total assets Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable Long-term notes payable secured by mortgages on plant assets Common stock, $10 par value Retained earnings Total liabilities and equity $ 34, 429 89, 300 113,000 11,087 347,640 $595,456 $ 40, 245 $ 42,349 62,900 50, 300 84,000 59,000 10,564 4,705 315,615 280,146 $ 513,324 $ 436,500 $145, 303 $ 85,017 $ 56,466 109,707 162,500 177,946 $595,456 115, 703 94,537 162,500 162,500 150,104 122,997 $ 513,324 $ 436,500 The company's income statements for the Current Year and 1 Year Ago, follow. Assume that all sales are on credit: For Year Ended December 31 Sales Cost of goods sold Other operating expenses Interest expense Income tax expense Total costs and expenses Net income Current Yr $ 774,093 $ 472,197 239,969 13,160 10,063 735, 389 $ 38,704 $ 2.38 1 yr Ago $ 610,856 $ 397,056 154,547 14,050 9,163 574,816 $ 36,040 $ 2.22 Earnings per share (3-a) Compute inventory turnover. (3-b) For each ratio, determine if it improved or worsened in the current year. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 3A Required 3B Compute inventory turnover. Inventory Turnover Choose Denominator: Choose Numerator: Inventory Turnover = Inventory turnover Current Yr: times 1 Yr Ago: times Required 3A Required 3B > (3-a) Compute inventory turnover. (3-b) For each ratio, determine if it improved or worsened in the current year. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 3A Required 3B For each ratio, determine if it improved or worsened in the current year. Inventory turnover