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ISBN: 9781259916960

Author: Wild, John J., Shaw, Ken W.

Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,

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Chapter 19, Problem 3AA

Apple and Samsung compete in the global marketplace. Apple's and Samsung's financial statements are in Appendix A.

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1. Compute the ratio of inventory to total assets for Apple as of September 30_; 2017_; and for Samsung as of December 31, 2017. Express your answers as percentages, rounded to two decimal places.
2. Based on the answer to question 1, which company's (Apple or Samsung) inventory policy more closely follows a JIT system?

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