DSG, Circuit City, and Best Buy are competitors in the global marketplace. Access DSGs annual report (www.DSGiplc.com)

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DSG, Circuit City, and Best Buy are competitors in the global marketplace. Access DSG’s annual report (www.DSGiplc.com) for the year ended April 28, 2007. The following information is available for DSG.
(£ millions) Current Year One Year Prior Two Years Prior
Inventories . . . . . . . . . £1,030 £873 £811
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1. Determine the change in DSG’s inventories for the last two years. Then identify the impact on net resources generated by operating activities (increase or decrease) for changes in inventory levels (increase or decrease) for DSG for the last two years.
2. Would a move to a JIT system likely impact DSG more than it would Best Buy or Circuit City? Explain.

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Managerial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0073379586

2010 Edition

Authors: John J. Wild, Ken W. Shaw

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