12.4-77 A very low accounts receivable turnover would most likely indicate that:
A) the company is unsuccessful in its efforts to collect cash from customers.
B) the company is successful in its efforts to collect cash from customers.
C) policies for extending credit to customers are too tight.
D) none of the above are true.
12.4-78 Which of the following statements about inventory turnover is most appropriate?
A) A high ratio indicates the company is having trouble selling its inventory.
B) Companies generally strive to have the lowest possible inventory turnover ratio.
C) A low ratio generally means the company is not keeping enough inventory on hand.
D) The most profitable turnover ratio may not necessarily be the highest.
12.4-79 If cost of goods sold for the year was overstated, but all other financial statement items were
properly reported, the calculated inventory turnover ratio would:
A) indicate the chance of running out of inventory was lower than it was.
B) indicate the company was more profitable than it actually was.
C) be unaffected by this error.
D) indicate that inventory was being turned over more times than it was.