Examine the Four Following Conditions Involving Inventory Turnover

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Essay

Examine the four following conditions involving inventory turnover.Discuss what economic factors might be leading to the condition and whether it suggests positive or negative future economic conditions.
$\begin{array}{|l|l|}\begin{array}{l}\text { Condition A: Increasing cost of goods sold } \\\text { to sales percentage, coupled with an } \\\text { increasing inventory turnover. }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { Condition B: Decreasing cost of goods sold } \\\text { to sales percentage, coupled with a } \\\text { decreasing inventory turnover. }\end{array} \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Condition C: Increasing cost of goods sold } \\\text { to salespercentage, coupled with a } \\\text { decreasinginventory turnover. }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { Condition D: Decreasing cost of goods sold } \\\text { to sales percentage, coupled with an } \\\text { increasing inventory turnover. }\end{array}\end{array}$

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Min

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