In $2025,$ Blossom Company has net credit sales of $$1,727,000$ for the year. It had a beginning accounts receivable $($net$)$ balance of $$102,000$ and an ending accounts receivable $($net$)$ balance of $$118,000.$

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Compute Blossom company's accounts receivable turnover. $($Round answer to $1$ decimal place, e$8.12\mathrm{.}5.)$