Selected financial information for Solomon Company for 2019 follows:

Sales	$	2,500,000
Cost of goods sold		1,750,000
Merchandise inventory
Beginning of year		154,000
End of year		200,000

Required

Assuming that the merchandise inventory buildup was relatively constant, how many times did the merchandise inventory turn over during 2019? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Merchandise inventory turnover _________ times