Dockstavarvet is a Swedish shipyard specializing in aluminum vessels, such as pilot boats, patrol crafts, and lifeboats. It reported:

Total inventories $($net of allowance$)$ at year$-$end $2008$ and $2007,$ respectively, as reported on Balance Sheet: SEK $55,045$ million and SEK $43,645$ million.

Cost of sales for $2008,$ as reported on Income Statement: SEK $237,578$

Allowance for inventory obsolescence at year end $2008$ and $2007,$ respectively, as disclosed in the footnote: SEK $2,452$ million and SEK $1,854$ million

Assuming all past inventory write$-$downs were reversed in $2008,$ inventory turnover $($rounding to $2$ decimal places$)$

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