Exercise 13-6 Common-size percents LO P2 Simon Company's year-end balance sheets follow. 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 $ 32,972 93,653 121,355 10,300 300,573 $558,853 $ 39,312 $ 38,172 65,424 51,421 90,910 57,574 10,117 4,329 276,007 246,094 $481,770 $397,500 $141,937 $ 83,862 $ 53,519 108, 216 163,500 145,200 $558,853 113,023 90,483 163,500 163,500 121,385 89,998 $481,770 $397,500 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? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Reg 1 Req 2 and 3 Express the balance sheets in common-size percents. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final percentage answers to 1 decimal place.) 2 Years Ago SIMON COMPANY Common-Size Comparative Balance Sheets December 31 Current Year 1 Year 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