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 $ 35,818 105,930 130,524 12, 123 335,081 $ 619,476 $ 41,868 $ 43,626 73,269 58,168 100,772 63,194 10,878 4,655 307,244 266,657 $ 534,031 $ 436,300 $ 154,250 $ 89,349 $ 57,016 117,626 120,371 97,387 163,500 163,500 163,500 184, 100 160,811 118,397 $ 619,476 $ 534,031 $ 436,300 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? Express the balance sheets in common-size percents. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final percentage answers to 1 decimal place.) 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 secured by mortgages on plant assets Common stock, $10 par Retained earnings Total liabilities and equity % % Req 1 Req 2 and 3 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? Show less 2. Change in accounts receivable Change in merchandise inventory 3