Operations Management
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ISBN: 9780132921145
Author: Jay Heizer
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11, Problem 5P
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•• 11.5 Baker Mfg. Inc. (see Table 11.9) wishes to compare its inventory turnover to those of industry leaders, who have turnover of about 13 times per year and 8% of their assets invested in inventory.
TABLE 11.9 For Problems 11.5 and 11.6
| ARROW DISTRIBUTING CORP. | |
| Net revenue | $16,500 |
| Cost of sales | $13,500 |
| Inventory | $1,000 |
| Total assets | $8,600 |
| BAKER MFG. INC. | |
| Net revenue | $27,500 |
| Cost of sales | $21,500 |
| Inventory | $1,250 |
| Total assets | $16,600 |
- a. What is Baker’s inventory turnover?
- b. What is Baker’s percent of assets committed to inventory?
- c. How does Baker’s performance compare to the industry leaders?
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