The following information is available for Splish Brothers Inc. for three recent fiscal years. 2017 2016 2015 Inventory $ 559,911 $ 561,357 $ 335,406 Net sales 1,912,758 1,712,220 1,297,789 Cost of goods sold 1,577,885 1,271,302 963,298 Calculate the inventory turnover, days in inventory, and gross profit rate for 2017 and 2016. (Round inventory turnover to 1 decimal place, e. g. 5.2, days in inventory to 0 decimal places, e. g. 125 and gross profit rate to 1 decimal place, e. g. 5.2%.) 2017 2016 Inventory Turnover 2.8 times 2.3 times Days in Inventory 130 days 159 days Gross Profit Rate % %

After discussing the options, the strategic management team has agreed that the pod coffee idea works well with the company's mission statement and decides that the company should move forward in exploring the pod coffee idea. in order to make sure that the pod coffee idea is a good one, and to see if there are other potential future endeavors to pursue, you must analyze the market situation and formulate a strategy. your boss asks you to start working on the pod coffee idea. what is your first stepa. your first step is to formulate a strategy for how to market the pod coffee concept. b. your first step is to consult with your boss and find out what he thinks about the pod coffee idea. c. your first step is to do some research to find out what your competitors are doing. d. your first step is to analyze the organization's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

Asmartphone manufacturing company uses social media to achieve different business objectives. match each social media activity of the company to the objective it the company achieve.

Mikkelson corporation's stock had a required return of 12.50% last year, when the risk-free rate was 3% and the market risk premium was 4.75%. then an increase in investor risk aversion caused the market risk premium to rise by 2%. the risk-free rate and the firm's beta remain unchanged. what is the company's new required rate of return? (hint: first calculate the beta, then find the required return.) do not round your intermediate calculations.