Financial And Managerial Accounting
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Chapter 5, Problem 2MAD
Analyze Dollar General
Dollar General Corporation (DG) is a discount retailer with more than 12,000 stores. It offers a wide range of merchandise normally for $10 or less. The following data (in millions) were taken from recent financial statements of Dollar General:
a. Compute the asset turnover ratio for Year 2 and Year 1. Round to two decimal places.
b. Interpret the change in the asset turnover ratio from Year 1 to Year 2.
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