Simon Company's year-end balance sheets follow. Current Yr 1 Yr Ago 2 Yrs Ago 50, 462 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 $ 30,467 90,086 111,023 9,910 280, 117 $ 521,603 $ 36,332 $ 37,097 61,693 82,355 54,284 9,254 4, 205 260,024 232, 452 449,658 $ 378,500 $ 131,178 $ 74,472 $ 50,961 98,061 163,500 128,864 $ 521,603 106,524 84,485 163,500 163,500 105,162 79,554 $ 449,658 $ 378,500 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. Reg 1 Reg 2 and 3 Express the balance sheets in common-size percents. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final percentage answers to 1 decimal place.) 2 Years Ago % SIMON COMPANY Common-Size Comparative Balance Sheets December 31 Current Year 1 Year 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 % % % %