Simon Company's year-end balance sheets follow.

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 $ 28,059 79,697 100,204 9,036 258,580 $ 475, 576 $ 33, 454 $ 33, 482 57,971 46,009 75,846 47,534 8,782 3,872 233,926 214, 203 $ 409,979 $ 345,100 $ 121,971 $ 69,286 $ 46,009 90,302 163,500 99,803 $ 475,576 96,181 75,504 163,500 163,500 81,012 60,087 $ 409,979 $ 345, 100 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. Req 1 Req 2 and 3 Express the balance sheets in common-size percents. (Do not round intermediate calculations 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 % % % Dan2 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.