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Use the current asset section of the balance sheets of the El Paso Company as of January 31,2012 and 2011 presented below to answer the questions that follow
20122011 Cash and cash equivalents $75,000$58,800 Trade accounts receivable, net 157,500193,200 Inventory 208,200253,400 Other current assets 18,40015,500 Total current assets $459,100$520,900 Total assets $2,650,000$3,430,000\begin{array}{lrr}&2012&2011\\\text { Cash and cash equivalents } & \$ 75,000 & \$ 58,800 \\\text { Trade accounts receivable, net } & 157,500 & 193,200 \\\text { Inventory } & 208,200 & 253,400 \\\text { Other current assets } & 18,400 & 15,500 \\\quad \text { Total current assets } & \$ 459,100 & \$ 520,900 \\\text { Total assets } & \$ 2,650,000 & \$ 3,430,000\end{array}

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(a) In the spaces provided below, complete a Percentage Change analysis of the current asset section of E1 Paso Company's balance sheet for 2012, using the following format to provide your answers for the amount of dollar change and the amount of percentage change, rounding "%" \% Change" to one decimal place, e.g., 8.3%8.3 \% .
 Accounts \underline{\text { Accounts }}  $Change \underline { \text { \$Change } } % Change \underline{\% \text { Change }}

(b) Provide a short evaluation of this analysis.
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