! Required information Use the following information for the Exercises below. (Algo) [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) 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 $ 33, 603 95,500 120,073 10, 296 293, 477 $ 552,949 $ 36,990 65,400 90,831 10,010 273,449 $ 476,680 $ 40,105 52,435 54,173 4,413 242,174 $ 393,300 $ 139,061 103,954 163,500 146,434 $ 552,949 $ 81,365 110,733 162,500 122,082 $ 476,680 $ 51,396 87,788 162,500 91,616 $ 393, 300 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? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 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.) 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 % % % % % % % % %