Selected financial data for Quick Sell, Inc., a retail store, appear as follows. Year 2 Year 1 Sales (all on account) $ 795,000 $ 601,000 Cost of goods sold 484,000 419,000 Average inventory during the year 135,000 125,000 Average receivables during the year 150,000 100,000

a-1. Compute the gross profit percentage for both years. (Round your percentage answers to the nearest whole number. i.e. 0.1234 as 12%.)

a-2. Compute the inventory turnover for both years. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.)

a-3. Compute the accounts receivable turnover for both years. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.)

b. Which of the following show a positive or negative trend?