In: Operations Management
Simon Company’s year-end balance sheets follow.
| At December 31 | Current Yr | 1 Yr Ago | 2 Yrs Ago | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||
| Cash | $ | 33,469 | $ | 39,122 | $ | 41,164 | ||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 97,984 | 71,230 | 54,337 | |||||||
| Merchandise inventory | 119,500 | 92,298 | 60,815 | |||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 11,214 | 10,270 | 4,437 | |||||||
| Plant assets, net | 310,838 | 281,050 | 255,047 | |||||||
| Total assets | $ | 573,005 | $ | 493,970 | $ | 415,800 | ||||
| Liabilities and Equity | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 138,398 | $ | 85,151 | $ | 56,532 | ||||
| Long-term notes payable secured by mortgages on plant assets  | 
106,648 | 115,885 | 89,135 | |||||||
| Common stock, $10 par value | 162,500 | 162,500 | 162,500 | |||||||
| Retained earnings | 165,459 | 130,434 | 107,633 | |||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 573,005 | $ | 493,970 | $ | 415,800 | ||||
(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?