Simon Company's year$-$end balance sheets tollow.

The company's income statements for the Current Year and $1$ Year Ago, follow.

$\backslash$table$[[$For Year Ended December $31,$Current Yr$,1$ Yr Ago$],[$Sales$,,,$$$412,789,,],[\backslash$table$[[$Cost of goods sold$],[$Other operating expenses$]],\backslash$table$[[$$$490,907$