Indicate whether each of the following statements about financial statement analysis is true or false.Having too little inventory can hurt a company's profitability because of lost sales. ______Having too much inventory can hurt a company's profitability because of excess costs. ______Generally, a lower inventory turnover indicates that merchandise is being handled more efficiently. ______Average days to sell inventory is the number of times, on average, that inventory is replaced during the year. ______Values for the inventory turnover ratio vary widely among different industries. ______

What will be an ideal response?


Having too little inventory can hurt a company's profitability because of lost sales. T
Having too much inventory can hurt a company's profitability because of excess costs. T
Generally, a lower inventory turnover indicates that merchandise is being handled more efficiently. F
Average days to sell inventory is the number of times, on average, that inventory is replaced during the year. F
Values for the inventory turnover ratio vary widely among different industries. T

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