Jaylynn Bennett is an Auckland based financial analyst covering Cavalier Corporation Limited. Cavalier Corporation Limited is a New Zealand company specializing in the manufacture of broadloom wool carpet. She observes a decrease in the company's inventory turnover. Which of the following would most likely explain this trend? Select one: O A Cavalier Corporation Limited installed a new inventory management system, allowing more efficient inventory management. O B. Due to problems with obsolescent inventory last year, Cavalier Corporation Limited wrote off a large amount of its inventory at the beginning of the period. OC. Cavalier Corporation Limited installed a new inventory management system but experienced some operational difficulties resulting in duplicate orders being placed with suppliers O D. Due to problems with an error in its old credit scoring system, Cavalier Corporation Limited had accumulated a substantial amount of uncollectible accounts and wrote off a large amount of its receivables.

Jaylynn Bennett is an Auckland based financial analyst covering Cavalier Corporation Limited. Cavalier Corporation Limited is a New Zealand company specializing in the manufacture of broadloom wool carpet. She observes a decrease in the company's inventory turnover. Which of the following would most likely explain this trend? Select one: O A Cavalier Corporation Limited installed a new inventory management system, allowing more efficient inventory management. O B. Due to problems with obsolescent inventory last year, Cavalier Corporation Limited wrote off a large amount of its inventory at the beginning of the period. OC. Cavalier Corporation Limited installed a new inventory management system but experienced some operational difficulties resulting in duplicate orders being placed with suppliers O D. Due to problems with an error in its old credit scoring system, Cavalier Corporation Limited had accumulated a substantial amount of uncollectible accounts and wrote off a large amount of its receivables.

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