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Simon Company's year-end balance sheets follow.

At December 31	2017			2016			2015
Assets
Cash	$	31,590		$	37,295		$	36,586
Accounts receivable, net		90,641			65,912			49,279
Merchandise inventory		117,418			83,683			53,548
Prepaid expenses		9,970			9,499			4,065
Plant assets, net		285,802			265,181			233,622
Total assets	$	535,421		$	461,570		$	377,100
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable	$	131,987		$	78,785		$	50,275
Long-term notes payable secured by mortgages on plant assets		102,672			107,223			81,672
Common stock, $10 par value		163,500			163,500			163,500
Retained earnings		137,262			112,062			81,653
Total liabilities and equity	$	535,421		$	461,570		$	377,100

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, 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, $10 par
Retained earnings
Total liabilities and equity		%		%		%

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