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Simon Company's year$-$end balance sheets follow.

At December $31$ Current Year $1$ Year Ago $2$ Years Ago

Assets

Cash $ $26,531$ $ $31,952$ $ $33,609$

Accounts receivable, net $76,11755,91543,072$

Merchandise inventory $95,70373,16446,335$

Prepaid expenses $8,7168,0583,589$

Plant assets, net $247,148222,476202,995$

Total assets $ $454,215$ $ $391,565$ $ $329,600$

Liabilities and Equity

Accounts payable $ $109,707$ $ $65,513$ $ $43,942$

Long$-$term notes payable $85,39290,96172,113$

Common stock, $$10$ par value $162,500163,500162,500$

Retained earnings $96,61671,59151,045$

Total liabilities and equity $ $454,215$ $ $391,565$ $ $329,600$

For both the current year and one year ago, compute the following ratios:

Express the balance sheets in common$-$size percents.

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?

Express the balance sheets in common$-$size percents.

Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final perc$2.$ 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?entage answers to $1$ decimal place