Response to the following questions:
1. Why would the dividend yield differ significantly from the rate earned on common stockholders' equity?
2. Favorable business conditions may bring about certain seemingly unfavorable ratios, and unfavorable business operations may result in apparently favorable ratios. For example, Shaddox Company increased its sales and net income substantially for the current year, yet the current ratio at the end of the year is lower than at the beginning of the year.
Discuss some possible causes of the apparent weakening of the current position, while sales and net income have increased substantially.