Simon Companys year-end balance sheets follow.

At December 31	Current Yr					1 Yr Ago			2 Yrs Ago
Assets
Cash		$	31,217			$	36,490		$	37,630
Accounts receivable, net			89,300				62,500			50,200
Merchandise inventory			111,000				83,500			53,000
Prepaid expenses			10,053				9,579			4,181
Plant assets, net			287,529				264,051			235,089
Total assets		$	529,099			$	456,120		$	380,100
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable		$	131,746			$	77,084		$	50,173
Long-term notes payable			99,471				104,908			84,002
Common stock, $10 par value			162,500				162,500			162,500
Retained earnings			135,382				111,628			83,425
Total liabilities and equity		$	529,099			$	456,120		$	380,100

The companys income statements for the current year and one year ago follow. Assume that all sales are on credit:

For Year Ended December 31	Current Yr						1 Yr Ago
Sales				$	687,829					$	542,783
Cost of goods sold	$	419,576					$	352,809
Other operating expenses		213,227						137,324
Interest expense		11,693						12,484
Income tax expense		8,942						8,142
Total costs and expenses					653,438						510,759
Net income				$	34,391					$	32,024
Earnings per share				$	2.12					$	1.97

(1-a) Compute days' sales uncollected. (1-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 1A Required 1B Compute days' sales uncollected. Days' Sales Uncollected Choose Numerator: | Choose Denominator: Days = = Days' Sales Uncollected Days' sales uncollected / Current Yr: 1 = 0 days 0 days 1 Yr Ago: 1 X II (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 Numerator: | Choose Denominator: = Inventory Turnover Inventory turnover II Current Yr: / = times 1 Yr Ago: II times