Use Apparels financial statements in Exercise 12-65 and the information below to respond to the following requirements.

Use Apparel’s financial statements in Exercise 12-65 and the information below to respond to the following requirements.

Required:
1. Compute the four stockholder ratios for 2008 and 2009.
2. Indicate whether there were significant changes in these ratios between the years ended December 31, 2009, and December 31, 2008. Determine whether the stockholder ratios suggest that Apparel was a better investment at December 31, 2009, or December 31,2008.

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Year Ended December 31, Item 2009 2008 Average number of common 362,202 24,000 364,398 $24,000 shares outstanding (thousands) Preferred dividends (thousands) Dividends per common share Dividends (thousands) Common stock repurchases Market price per share: 0.36 1.54 561,172.30 130,861.00 0 Hi Low Close $83.25 63.25 78.42 $79.10 59.00 66.36 At January 1, 2008, total stock holders' equity was $2,083,122 and there stock was no preferred