Wapiti Industries declared and paid $3,300 of cash dividends during the current year ended December 31 . Its financial statements also reported the following summarized data: 1. Compute the gross profit percentage for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 2. Compute the net profit margin for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 3. Compute the earnings per share for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? TIP: To calculate EPS, use the balance in Common Stock to determine the number of shares outstanding. Common Stock equals the par value per share times the number of shares. 4. Stockholders' equity totaled $31,800 at the beginning of the previous year. Compute the return on equity (ROE) ratios for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 5. Net property and equipment totaled $36,500 at the beginning of the previous year. Compute the fixed asset turnover ratios for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 6. Compute the debt-to-assets ratios for the current and previous years. Is debt providing financing for a larger or smaller proportion of the company's asset growth? 7. Compute the times interest earned ratios for the current and previous years. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? 8. After Wapiti released its current year's financial statements, the company's stock was trading at $33. After the release of its previous year's financial statements, the company's stock price was $24 per share. Compute the P/E ratios for both years. Does it appear that investors have become more (or less) optimistic about Wapiti's future success? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 4-a. Stockholders' equity totaled $31,800 at the beginning of the previous year. Compute the return on equity (ROE) ratios for the current and previous years. (Round percentage values to 1 decimal place.) 4-b. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 5-a. Net property and equipment totaled $36,500 at the beginning of the previous year. Compute the fixed asset turnover ratios for the current and previous years. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 5-b. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 6-a. Compute the debt-to-assets ratios for the current and previous years. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 6-b. Is debt providing financing for a larger or smaller proportion of the company's asset growth? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 7-a. Compute the times interest earned ratios for the current and previous years. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) 7-b. Are the current-year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 8-a. After Wapiti released its current year's financial statements, the company's stock was trading at $33. After the release of its previous year's financial statements, the company's stock price was $24 per share. Compute the P/E ratios for both years. (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places and final answers to 1 decimal place.) 8-b. Does it appear that investors have become more (or less) optimistic about Wapiti's future success