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

$\backslash$table$[[$At Deceniber $31,$cument Year,$1$ Year Ago,$2$ Years Ago$],[\backslash$table$[[$Assets$],[$Cash$],[$Accounts recelivable, nel$],[$Merchandise Inventory$],[$Prepald expenses$],[$Plant assets, net$]],\backslash$table$[[30,986],[85,447],[109,626],[9,882],[273,949]],\backslash$table$[[35,516],[59,692],[80,505],[9,415],[254,432]],\backslash$table$[[536,630],[47,863],[52,015],[3,948],[229,544]]],[$Total assets,$$509,890,$$$439,560,$$$370,600$