1. Express the balance sheets in common-size percents. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final percentage answers to 1 decimal place.) 2. Assuming annual sales have not changed in the last three years, is the change in accounts receivable as a percentage of total assets favorable or unfavorable? 3. Assuming annual sales have not changed in the last three years, is the change in merchandise inventory as a percentage of total assets favorable or unfavorable?

Assuming annual sales have not changed in the last three years, is the change in accounts receivable as a percentage of total assets favorable or unfavorable? Assuming annual sales have not changed in the last three years, is the change in merchandise inventory as a percentage of total assets favorable or unfavorable?

Current Yr 1 Yr Ago 2 Yrs Ago 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 by mortgages on plant assets Common stock, $10 par value Retained earnings Total liabilities and equity $ 28,246 80, 244 102,930 8,736 253, 846 $ 474,002 $ 32,363 $ 32,402 57,207 42,766 75,595 47,884 8,495 3,673 234,962 203,875 $ 408,622 $ 330,600 $ 115,666 $ 69,748 $ 43,639 90,895 163,500 103,941 $ 474,002 96,803 71,601 163,500 163,500 78,571 51,860 $ 408,622 $ 330,600 SIMON COMPANY Common-Size Comparative Balance Sheets December 31 Current Year 1 Year Ago 2 Years Ago Assets Cash % % % Accounts receivable, net Merchandise inventory Prepaid expenses Plant assets, net Total assets % % Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable % % % Long-term notes payable secured by mortgages on plant assets Common stock, $10 par Retained earnings Total liabilities and equity % % %