Simon Companys yearend balance sheets follow Assets Cash Acc

Simon Company\'s year-end balance sheets follow. 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 $ 26,472 38,944 38,969 48,878 45, 326 3,476 198,559 S439, 884 379,218 319,280 72,964 93, 629 8,191 238.628 53,889 68,849 8,843 219,885 111,722 66,89 42,134 mortgages on plant assets Common stock, $18 par value Retained earnings Total liabilities and equity 88,217 85,474 69,838 163,58 163,580 163, 58e 84,445 439, 884 379,218 319,28e Express the balance sheets in common-size percents. (Do not round Intermedlate calculations and round your final percentage answers to 1 decimal place.) Common-Size Comparative Balance Sheets December 31. 2015-2017 2017 2016 2015 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, 510 par Retained eanings Total liabilities and equity

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SIMON COMPANY Common-size Comparative Balance sheets December 31, 2015-17 2017 2016 2015 Assets Cash 6.02% 8.16% 9.70% Accounts receivable- net 16.59% 14.00% 12.80% Merchandise inventory 21.28% 17.94% 14.20% Prepaid expenses 1.86% 2.12% 1.09% Plant assets, net 54.25% 57.77% 62.21% Total assets 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% Liabilities & Equity Accounts payable 25.40% 17.41% 13.20% Long term notes payable secured   by mortagages on plant assets 18.24% 22.54% 21.88% Common stock, $10 Par 37.17% 43.12% 51.22% Retained earnings 19.20% 16.94% 13.70% Total Liabilities & Equity 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%