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Chastain Corporation is trying to determine the effect of its inventory turnover ratio and days sales outstanding $($DSO$)$ on its cash conversion cycle. Chastain's $2021$ sales $($all on credit$)$ were $$207,000,$ its cost of goods sold is $80\%$ of sales, and it earned a net profit of $5\%,$ or $$10,350.$ It turned over its inventory $4\mathrm{.}4$ times during the year, and its DSO was $34$ days. The firm had fixed assets totaling $$34,000.$ Chastain's payables deferral period is $35$ days. Assume $365$ days in year for your calculations.

Calculate Chastain's cash conversion cycle. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

days

Assuming Chastain holds negligible amounts of cash and marketable securities$,$ calculate its total assets turnover and ROA. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places.

Total assets turnover:

ROA:

$\%$

Suppose Chastain's managers believe that the inventory turnover can be raised to $8\mathrm{.}91$ times. What would Chastain's cash conversion cycle, total assets turnover, and ROA have been if the inventory turnover had been $8\mathrm{.}91$ for $2021?$ Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places.

Cash conversion cycle:

days

Total assets turnover:

ROA:

$\%$