Simon Company's year-end balance sheets follow.
At December 31 | Current Yr | 1 Yr Ago | 2 Yrs Ago | |||||||
Assets | ||||||||||
Cash | $ | 38,250 | $ | 43,408 | $ | 43,896 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net | 106,555 | 76,724 | 56,789 | |||||||
Merchandise inventory | 135,326 | 101,386 | 62,961 | |||||||
Prepaid expenses | 11,959 | 11,737 | 4,926 | |||||||
Plant assets, net | 337,331 | 309,349 | 270,428 | |||||||
Total assets | $ | 629,421 | $ | 542,604 | $ | 439,000 | ||||
Liabilities and Equity | ||||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 161,428 | $ | 91,700 | $ | 57,369 | ||||
Long-term notes payable secured by mortgages on plant assets |
119,514 | 123,551 | 98,959 | |||||||
Common stock, $10 par value | 163,500 | 163,500 | 163,500 | |||||||
Retained earnings | 184,979 | 163,853 | 119,172 | |||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 629,421 | $ | 542,604 | $ | 439,000 | ||||
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?
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Express the balance sheets in common-size percents. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final percentage answers to 1 decimal place.)
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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?
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