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Simon Company's year-end balance sheets follow 201 At December 31 Assets Cash Accounts receivable, net Merchandise inventory Prepaid expenses Plant assets, net Total assets Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable Long-term notes payable secured 2016 s 31,200 34,700 36,500 89,700 62,900 55, 900 8,462 83,100 57,000 9,981 3,773 400,481 294,319 196, 827 $540,000 $485, 000 $350,000 10,157 $133,115 80, 326 46, 662 by mortgages on plant assets Common stock, $10 par value Retained earnings Total liabilities and equity 101, 520 113,781 77, 350 162, 500 162,500 162,500 142, 865 128,393 63, 488 $540,000 485,000 $350,000 The company's income statements for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, follow For Year Ended December 31 Sales Cost of goods sold Other operating expen3es Interest expense Income taxes Total costs and expen3es Net income 2017 2016 $702, 000 $577,150 $428,220 217,620 11,934 $375,148 146,019 13,274 9,126 8,657 666,900 35,100 2.16 543,098 $ 34,052 $ 2.10 Earnings per share Additional information about the company follows. Common stock market price, December31, 2017 Common stock market price, December 31, 2016 Annual cash dividends per share in 2017 Annual cash dividends per share in 2016 $28.00 26.00 0.22 0.11 To help evaluate the company's profitability. compute the following ratios for 2017 and 2016 1. Return on common stockholders' equity 2. Price-earnings ratio on December 31. 3. Dividend yield

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