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1.	Our Play has ($14.24 or $9.86) days of sales tied up in receivables, which is much (Lower or Higher) than the industry average. It takes Our Play (More or Less) time to collect cash from its customers than it takes Like Games.

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Like Gamess fixed assets turnover ratio is (Lower or Higher) than that of Our Play. This is because Like Games was formed eight years ago, so the acquisition cost of its fixed assets is recorded at historic values when the company bought its assets and has been depreciated since then. Assuming that fixed assets prices (not book values) rose over the past six years due to inflation, Our Play paid a (Higher or Lower) amount for its fixed assets.

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The average total assets turnover in the electronic toys industry is (2.86x or 8.01x or 1.09x or 37.85x) , which means that ($37.85 or $8.01 or $1.09 or $2.86) of sales is being generated with every dollar of investment in assets. A (Higher or Lower) total assets turnover ratio indicates greater efficiency. Both companies total assets turnover ratios are (Lower or Higher) than the industry average.

2. Asset management ratios Asset management ratios are used to measure how effectively a firm manages its assets, by relating the amount a firm has invested in a particular type of asset (or group of assets) to the amount of revenues the asset is generating. Examples of asset management ratios include the average collection period (also called the days sales outstanding ratio), the inventory turnover ratio, the fixed asset turnover ratio, and the total asset turnover ratio. Consider the following case: Monroe Manufacturing has a quick ratio of 2.00x, $34,875 in cash, $19,375 in accounts receivable, some inventory, total current assets of $77,500, and total current liabilities of $27,125. The company reported annual sales of $800,000 in the most recent annual report. Over the past year, how often did Monroe Manufacturing sell and replace its inventory? 37.85x 08.01x O 34.41x O 2.86x The inventory turnover ratio across companies in the manufacturing industry is 37.851x. Based on this information, which of the following statements is true for Monroe Manufacturing? Monroe Manufacturing is holding less inventory per dollar of sales compared with the industry average. Monroe Manufacturing is holding more inventory per dollar of sales compared with the industry average. You are analyzing two companies that manufacture electronic toys-Like Games Inc. and Our Play Inc. Like Games was launched eight years ago, whereas Our Play is a relatively new company that has been in operation for only the past two years. However, both companies have an equal market share with sales of $800,000 each. You've collected company data to compare Like Games and Our Play. Last year, the average sales for all industry competitors was $2,040,000. As an analyst, you want to make comments on the expected performance of these two companies in the coming year. You've collected data from the companies' financial statements. This information is listed as follows: (Note: Assume there are 365 days in a year.) Data Collected (in dollars) Like Games Our Play Accounts receivable 21,600 31,200 Net fixed assets 440,000 640,000 Total assets 760,000 1,000,000 Industry Average 30,800 1,734,000 1,876,800 Using this information, complete the following statements to include in your analysis. 1. Our Play has days of sales tied up in receivables, which is much than the industry average. It takes Our Play time to collect cash from its customers than it takes Like Games. 2. Like Games's fixed assets turnover ratio is than that of Our Play. This is because Like Games was formed eight years ago, so the acquisition cost of its fixed assets is recorded at historic values when the company bought its assets and has been depreciated since then. Assuming that fixed assets prices (not book values) rose over the past six years due to inflation, Our Play paid a amount for its fixed assets. 3. The average total assets turnover in the electronic toys industry is which means that of sales is being generated with every dollar of investment in assets. A total assets turnover ratio indicates greater efficiency. Both companies' total assets turnover ratios are than the industry average