Fundamentals Of Financial Accounting
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Author: PHILLIPS
Publisher: MCG
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Explain whether the following situations, taken independently, would be favorable or unfavorable: (a) increase in gross profit percentage, (b) decrease in inventory turnover ratio, (c) increase in earnings per share, (d) decrease in days to collect, and (e) increase in net profit margin.
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