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The following data (in millions) were taken from recent annual reports of Tomato Computer, Inc., a manufacturer of personal computers and related products, and Happy Times Corporation, a manufacturer and distributor of greeting cards and related products:
Tomato | Happy Times | |||
Cost of merchandise sold | $4,890,100 | $941,700 | ||
Inventory, end of year | 98,000 | 98,000 | ||
Inventory, beginning of the year | 60,000 | 121,000 |
a. Determine the inventory turnover for Tomato and Happy Times. Round to one decimal place.
Tomato | |
Happy Times |
b. Would you expect Happy Times inventory turnover to be higher or lower than Tomato’s?
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