Simon Company's year-end balance sheets follow. Current Year 1 Year Ago 2 Years 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 Common stock, $10 par value Retained earnings Total liabilities and equity $ 26,730 77,472 99,394 8,696 250,007 $ 462,299 $ 31,883 55,795 75,941 8,620 226,295 $ 398,534 $ 31,267 42,120 44,848 3,617 203,748 $ 325,600 $ 117,415 85,174 162,500 97,210 $ 462,299 $ 66,679 93,496 163,500 74,859 $ 398,534 $ 42,120 74,116 163,500 45,864 $ 325,600 For both the current year and one year ago, compute the following ratios: Exercise 13-6 (Algo) Common-size percents LO P2 1. Express the balance sheets in common-size percents. 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? 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 Common stock, $10 par Retained earnings Total liabilities and equity % % % 2. Assuming annual sales have not changed in the last three years, is the change in accounts recelvable 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? Show less 2. Change in accounts receivable 3. Change in merchandise inventory Ren2 and unfavorable development favorable development