Amanufacturing company has entered into a new contract with a major supplier of raw materials used in the manufacturing process. under the new arrangement, called vendor managed inventory, the supplier manages their raw material inventory inside the manufacturer's plant, and only bills the manufacturer when the manufacturer consumes the raw material. how is this likely to affect the manufacturer’s inventory turnover ratio?

Aaron corporation, which has only one product, has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations: selling price $ 102 units in beginning inventory 0 units produced 4,900 units sold 4,260 units in ending inventory 640 variable costs per unit: direct materials $ 20 direct labor $ 41 variable manufacturing overhead $ 5 variable selling and administrative expense $ 4 fixed costs: fixed manufacturing overhead $ 64,200 fixed selling and administrative expense $ 2,900 the total contribution margin for the month under variable costing is: