On November $16,2018,$ after Nwidiss third quarter $1$ Q$3$V $2018$ earnings release. ExtremeTech reported;

earnings doesint always make sense from a technical perspective.

time to work through the excess invertory bulls$-$up$.$

a$.$ Calculate the inwentory as a percent of total assets.

Note: fiound percentage to one decimal place $($for example, enter $6\mathrm{.}7\%$ for $6\mathrm{.}6555\%).$

b$.$ Is the "imentory build" referred to by ExtremeTech significant in common$-$size terms?

c$.$ Determine the gross profit margin for each quarter.

Note: Round percentage to one decimal place $($for example, enter $6\mathrm{.}7\%$ for $6\mathrm{.}6555\%).$

c$.$ Determine the gross profit margin for each quarter.

Note: Round percentage to one decimal place $($for example, enter $6\mathrm{.}7\%$ for $6\mathrm{.}6555\%).$

d$.$ Did the margin slip a "tiny bit" in Q$32018?$

Had the company maintained the gross margin in Q$32018$ as in Q$22018,$ operating income would have been about $

million higher.