Part 1 and 2

Part 1 Use the following information for Palmer Co. to compute inventory turnover for Year 3 and Year 2, and its days' sales in inventory at December 31, Year 3 and Year 2. From Year 2 to Year 3, did Palmer improve its (a) inventory turnover and (b) days' sales in inventory? Year 3 Year 2 Year 1 Cost of goods sold $643,825 $426,650 $391,300 Ending inventory 97.400 87.750 92.500 Part 2 Lok Co. reports net sales of $5,856,480 for Year 2 and $8,679,690 for Year 3. End-of-year balances for total assets are Year 1, $1,686,000; Year 2, $1,800,000; and Year 3. $1,982,000. (a) Compute Lok's total asset turnover for Year 2 and Year 3. (b) Lok's competitor has a turnover of 3.0. Is Lok performing better or worse than its competitor on the basis of total asset turnover