Simon Company’s year-end balance sheets follow.
At December 31 | Current Yr | 1 Yr Ago | 2 Yrs Ago | ||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||
Cash | $ | 31,800 | $ | 35,625 | $ | 37,800 | |||||
Accounts receivable, net | 89,500 | 62,500 | 50,200 | ||||||||
Merchandise inventory | 112,500 | 82,500 | 54,000 | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses | 10,700 | 9,375 | 5,000 | ||||||||
Plant assets, net | 278,500 | 255,000 | 230,500 | ||||||||
Total assets | $ | 523,000 | $ | 445,000 | $ | 377,500 | |||||
Liabilities and Equity | |||||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 129,900 | $ | 75,250 | $ | 51,250 | |||||
Long-term notes payable secured by mortgages on plant assets |
98,500 | 101,500 | 83,500 | ||||||||
Common stock, $10 par value | 163,500 | 163,500 | 163,500 | ||||||||
Retained earnings | 131,100 | 104,750 | 79,250 | ||||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 523,000 | $ | 445,000 | $ | 377,500 | |||||
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?
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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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Simon company | |||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||
Assets | |||||||
Cash | 6.1% | 8.0% | 10.0% | ||||
Accounts receivable,net | 17.1% | 14.0% | 13.3% | ||||
Merchandise inventory | 21.5% | 18.5% | 14.3% | ||||
prepaid expenses | 2.0% | 2.1% | 1.3% | ||||
Plant assets,net | 53.3% | 57.3% | 61.1% | ||||
Total Assets | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ||||
Liabilities and Equity | |||||||
Accounts paybale | 24.8% | 16.9% | 13.6% | ||||
long term notes payable | 18.8% | 22.8% | 22.1% | ||||
Common stock | 31.3% | 36.7% | 43.3% | ||||
Retained earnings | 25.1% | 23.5% | 21.0% | ||||
Total liabilities & Equity | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ||||
2) | unfavourable | ||||||
3) | unfavourable | ||||||
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