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

For both the current year and one year ago, compute the following ratios:

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

Additional information about the company follows.

Common stock market price, December $31,$ Current Year

Common stock market price, December $31,1$ Year Ago

Annual cash dividends per share in Current Year

Annual cash dividends per share $1$ Year AgO

$0\mathrm{.}18$

For both the current year and one year ago, compute the following ratios:

Return on equity.

Dividend yield.

$3$a$.$ Price$-$earnings ratio on December $31.$

$3$b$.$ Assuming Simon's competitor has a price$-$earnings ratio of $7,$ which company has higher market expectations for future growth?

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Compute the return on equity for each year. $**$Fill in Return on Equity form at bottom of sheet. Numerator answer choices, $($Accounts receivable net, Average common stockholders$$ equity, Cost of goods sold, Current assets, Current liabilities, net income, net sales, preferred dividends$)$ Denominator choices $($Average accounts receivable net, Average common stockholders$$ equity, current assets, current liabilities, end of year common stockholders equity, net income, net sales, preferred dividends$)$