Simon Company's year-end balance sheets follow Current Y 1 Yr Am AC ber 31 Assets Cash Accounts receivable, net Merchandise inventory Prepaid expenses Plant assets, net Total assets Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable Longter notes payable secured by marteson plant assets Common stock. $10 par value Retained earnings Total liabilities and equity $ 30,051 56,225 109,412 9.968 274,672 $ 509,333 $ 35,126 $ 35,862 65,315 47,816 83,667 52,992 9,313 3,944 247,659 225, 281 5.439,080 $ 365,900 $ 128,092 93,640 163,500 123,901 $ 500, 333 $ 72,720 $ 48,782 97,959 80,055 163,500 163,500 104.901 73,563 $ 439,080 $365,900 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. PG 1 Reg 2 and 3 Reg 1 Req 2 and 3 Express the balance sheets in common-size percents. (Do not round intermediate calculations and ro answers to 1 decimal place.) % SIMON COMPANY Common-Size Comparative Balance Sheets December 31 Current Year 1 Year Ago 2 Years Ago Assets Cash 6.01% 9.8% Accounts receivable net 13.2 Merchandise inventory 21.3 14.5 Prepaid expenses 2.1 1.1 Plant assets, net Total assets 100.0% 100.0% 100.0 % Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable 1671% % Long-term notes payable secured by mortgages on plant assets Common stock, $10 par Retained earnings Total liabilities and equity 100.0% 100.0 % 100.0 % %