Sales revenue, cost of goods sold, and inventory amounts for two retailers:

a$.$ Compute the gross profit margin $($GPM$)$ for each company for Year $3$ and Year $2.$

b$.$ Compute the inventory turnover ratio $($INVT$)$ and the average inventory days outstanding $($AIDO$)$

for Year $3$ for each company.

Round all calculations to one decimal place.

c$.$ Which company appears to be more profitable?

d$.$ Which company appears to be more effective at managing inventory