Simon Company's year-end balance sheets follow, Current YE 1 Yr Ago 2 Yes Ago At December 31 Assets Cash Accounts receivable, net Merchandise inventory Prepaid expenses Plant annet 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 $ 31,500 $ 34,800 $. 36,600 89,600 64,200 55,900 34,502 84,100 52,900 10,861 9,555 4,055 388,537 262,345 230,545 $555,000 $455,000 $380,000 $134,049 $ 76,895 $ 49,658 104,340 105,697 82,300 162,500 162,500 162,500 154,111 109,908 85,542 $555,000 $455,000 $380,000 The company's income statements for the Current Year and 1 Year Ago, follow. For YARC Ended December 31 Sales Cost of goods sold Other operating expenses Interest expense Income tax expense Total costs and expenses Not income Current Ye $721,500 $440, 115 223,665 12,266 9,380 685,426 $ 36,074 $ 2.22 1 Yr Ago $ 541,450 $351,943 136,987 12,453 8,122 509,505 $ 31,945 $ 1.97 Earnings per more Required 1 Required 2 Required 2a Required 3 Compute the return on common stockholders' equity for each year. Baturn On Common Stockholders Equity Choose Numarater Choose Denominator Return On Common Stockholders Equity Return on common stockholders equity % % Current Year: 1 Year Ago: Required 2 yeru. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 2a Required 3 Compute the price-earnings ratio for each year. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Chocco Numerator Price Earnings Ratio 1 Choose Denominator: Price Earnings Ratio Price earnings ratio Current Year: 1 Year Ago: 1 2a. Assuming Simon's compeutor has a 3. Dividend yield. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 2a Required 3 Assuming Simon's competitor has a price-earnings ratio of 6, which company has higher market expectations for future growth? Which company is higher market expectations for future growth? Required 2 Required 3 > For both the Current Year and 1 Year Ago, compute the following ratios: 1. Return on common stockholders' equity. 2. Price-earnings ratio on December 31. 2a. Assuming Simon's competitor has a price-earnings ratio of 6, which company has higher market expectations for future growth? 3. Dividend yield. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 2a Required 3 Compute the dividend yield for each year. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Choose Numerator Dividend Yield 1 Choose Denominator Current Year: Dividend Yield Dividend yield % 1 Year Ago % 3. Dividend yo. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabu below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 20 Required 3 Compute the price-camins ratio for each year. (Round your answers to 2 dedmal places.) Erimin e Choose Dinaminator Cho Namaraton Prie Carning Price-oomings ratio 1 Current Year: 1 Year Ago: 1 Required 1 Required 2 > For both the Current Year and 1 Year Ago, compute the following ratios: 1. Return on common stockholders' equity. 2. Price-earnings ratio on December 31. 2n. Assuming Simon's competitor has a price-earnings ratio of 6, which company has higher market expectations for future growth? 3. Dividend yield Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 2a Required 3 Assuming Simon's competitor has a price-earnings ratio of 6, which company has higher market expectations for future growth? We counyetighet marunt station formato growth? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 20 Required 3 Compute the dividend yleld for each year. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Choose Numerator: Dividend Yield Choose Denominator Current Year: 1 Year Age Dividend Yield Dividend yield % 1 Required 1 Required 2 Required 2a Required 3 Compute the price-earnings ratio for each year. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Price Earnings Rubio Choose Denominator Choose Numerator Price Earnings at Price-earnings ratio 1 Current Year: 1 1 Year Ago: Dividend yield. Jeltor has a price earnings ratio of 6, which company has higher market expectations for future growth? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 2a Required 3 Compute the dividend yield for each year. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Choose Numerator Dividend Yield Choose Denominator current Year: Year Ago Dividend Yield Dividend yield % %