Quasar, Inc. sells clothing, accessories, and personal care products for men and women through its retail stores. Quasar reported the following data for two recent years:

	Year 2		Year 1
Sales	$2,036,700		$2,075,755
Accounts receivable	167,900		160,600

Assume that accounts receivable were $182,500 at the beginning of Year 1.

a. Compute the accounts receivable turnover for Year 2 and Year 1. Round your answer to one decimal place.

Year 2:	fill in the blank 1
Year 1:	fill in the blank 2

b. Compute the days' sales in receivables for Year 2 and Year 1. Round interim calculations and final answers to one decimal place. Use 365 days per year in your calculations.

Year 2:	fill in the blank 3 days
Year 1:	fill in the blank 4 days

c. The change in accounts receivable turnover from year 1 to year 2 indicates a(n)

increasedecrease

in the efficiency of collecting accounts receivable and is a(n)

favorableunfavorable

change. The change in the days' sales in receivables indicates a(n)

favorableunfavorable

change.