Simon Company's year$-$end balance sheets follow.

$\backslash$table$[[$AL Decentaer $31,$cufrent Year,$1$ Year Ago,$2$ Years Ago$],[\backslash$table$[[$Assets$],[$Cash$],[$Accounts receivalule, net$],[$Merchandise inventory$],[$Prepaid expenses$],[$plant assets, net$]],\backslash$table$[[31,050],[99,569],[112,529],[16,709],[279,800]],\backslash$table$[[35,625],[62,369],[82,369],[9,375],[245,696]],\backslash$table$[[37,809],[50,200],[54,090],[5,009],[239,500]]],[$Total assets,$5923,1000,445,606,5.377,506],[\backslash$table$[[$Liabilities and Equity$],[$necouncs payable$],[$Long$-$tern notes payable$],[$conbon stock, $$10$ par vilue$],[$hetained earnings$]],\backslash$table$[[5129,900],[9d,500$