Use the Information That Follows Taken from Tyler Company's Financial

question 90

Essay

Use the information that follows taken from Tyler Company's financial statements for the years ending December 31, 2017 and 2016.
$\begin{array}{lc}\text { Balance Sheet Information }&2017&2016\\\text { Assets }\\ \text { Cash } & \$ 90&\$50 \\ \text { Accounts receivable } & 60&80 \\ \text { Inventory } & 40&80 \\\text { Land, building, and equipment } & \underline{230} & \underline{270}\\\text { Total Assets } & \underline{ \$ 420}& \underline{\$480} \\\end{array}$

$\begin{array}{lrr}\text { Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity }\\\text { Accounts payable } & \$ 5 & \$ 85 \\\text { Common stock } & 260 & 260 \\\text { Retained earnings } & \underline{155} & \underline{135 }\\\text { Total Liabilities \& Shareholders' Equity } & \$ \underline{420} & \$ \underline{480} \\\end{array}$

$\begin{array}{lrr}\text { Income Statement Information }\\ \text { Sale revenue } &\$850\\ \text { Cost of goods sold } & \underline{600}\\ \text {Gross profit } &\$250\\ \text { Operating expenses} & \underline{230}\\ \text {Net income } & \underline{\$20}\\\end{array}$


If the industry in which Tyler is a member has an inventory turnover of 9 times, determine if Tyler is more or less efficient at converting inventory into sales than the average firm in its industry during 2017.

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