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Instructions: Read the paragraph below and answer the question(s) that follow. (1) The federal minimum wage should be increased to at least $10.00 per hour. (2) First of all, this increase will help families who are living in poverty. (3) Not only will it provide these people with a fairer and more decent rate of pay for their labor, but it will also decrease their need for welfare, food stamps, and other forms of government support. (4) Increasing the minimum wage may also stimulate job growth. (5) According to one 2006 study published by the Fiscal Policy Institute, employment in small businesses grew faster in states that boosted their minimum wage above the federal minimum than in states requiring only the federal minimum. (6) This report also found that total job growth was faster in the states with higher minimum wages. (7) That may be because workers who earn more can spend more, which stimulates the economy. Select the number of the topic sentence in the paragraph above.

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Inventory Turnover

A metric that indicates the frequency at which a company's stock is sold and replenished within a certain timeframe, highlighting the effectiveness of managing inventory.

Average Sale Period

The average time it takes for a company to convert its inventory into sales, often used in analyzing a company's efficiency.

Cost of Goods Sold

The direct costs attributable to the production of goods sold by a company, including the cost of the materials and labor directly used to create the good.

Beginning Inventory

The value of goods available for sale at the start of an accounting period.