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 $ 27,803 89,900 113,500 8,953 235,833 $475,989 $ 32,499 $ 33,853 62,500 51,900 82,000 54,000 8,531 3,761 224,805 201,886 $ 410,335 $ 345,400 $117,336 $ 68,653 $ 45,137 88,591 162,500 107,562 $475,989 93,433 75,570 162,500 162,500 85, 749 62,193 $ 410,335 $ 345,400 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 Earnings per share Current Yr $ 618,786 $ 377,459 191,824 10,519 8,044 587,846 $ 30,940 $ 1.90 1 Yr Ago $ 488,299 $ 317,394 123,540 11,231 7,324 459, 489 $ 28,810 $ 1.77 (1-a) Compute days' sales uncollected. (1-6) 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 18 Compute days' sales uncollected. Choose Numerator: Days' Sales Uncollected Choose Denominator: X Days Current Yr: 1 Yr Ago: Days' Sales Uncollected Days' Sales Uncollected days days 1 X Required TA Required 1B >