The summarized accounts of Hope (Eternal Springs) Ltd for the years 2015 and 2016 are given below.

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The summarized accounts of Hope (Eternal Springs) Ltd for the years 2015 and 2016 are given below.

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Inventory at 1 January 2015 was £50,000.

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(a) Calculate the following ratios for 2015 and 2016:
(1) Gross profit: Sales (2) Inventory turnover (3) Net profit: Sales (4) Quick ('acid test')
(5) Working capital (6) Net profit: Capital employed

(b) State the possible reasons for and significance of any changes in the ratios shown by your calculations

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