The Average Age of Inventory Can Be Calculated as 365

question 161

True/False

The average age of inventory can be calculated as 365 divided by inventory turnover.

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Definitions:

Efficient Market

A financial market theory suggesting that asset prices fully reflect all available information at any given time, ensuring that securities are appropriately priced and investors cannot consistently achieve higher-than-average returns.

NPV

Net Present Value, a calculation to determine the present value of future cash flows minus initial investment, used to assess the profitability of a project.

Market Efficiency

An economic theory that posits that it is impossible to "beat the market" because stock market efficiency causes existing share prices to always incorporate and reflect all relevant information.

Security Prices

The current market price or value of a financial security, such as stocks and bonds, determined by supply and demand.