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Simon Company's year-end balance sheets follow.
At December 31 Current Year 1 Year Ago 2 Years Ago
Assets
Cash $ 29,880 $ 34,578 $ 35,291
Accounts receivable, net 86,60262,95648,995
Merchandise inventory 109,97478,34651,141
Prepaid expenses 9,3348,9854,123
Plant assets, net 270,654251,725227,950
Total assets $ 506,444 $ 436,590 $ 367,500
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable $ 128,627 $ 75,259 $ 47,540
Long-term notes payable 95,211101,42080,405
Common stock, $10 par value 163,500162,500162,500
Retained earnings 119,10697,41177,055
Total liabilities and equity $ 506,444 $ 436,590 $ 367,500
For both the current year and one year ago, compute the following ratios:
Exercise 13-7(Algo) Analyzing liquidity LO P3
(1-a) Compute the current ratio for each of the three years.
(1-b) Did the current ratio improve or worsen over the three-year period?
(2-a) Compute the acid-test ratio for each of the three years.
(2-b) Did the acid-test ratio improve or worsen over the three-year period?

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