Horngren's Accounting (12th Edition)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134486444
Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 17, Problem S17.7SE
Computing inventory, gross profit, and receivables ratios
Learning Objective 4
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- Compute the inventory turnover, days' sales in inventory, and gross profit percentage for Accel's Companies for 2018.
- Compute days' sales in receivables during 2018. Round intermediate calculations to three decimal places. Assume all sales were on account.
- What do these ratios say about Accel's Companies' ability to sell inventory and collect receivables?
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