Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio

Financial statement data for years ending December 31 for DePuy Company follow:

	Year 2		Year 1
Sales	$2,304,130		$2,427,600
Fixed assets:
Beginning of year	605,000		551,000
End of year	607,700		605,000

a. Determine the fixed asset turnover ratio for Year 1 and Year 2. Round your answers to one decimal place.

	Fixed asset turnover
Year 1	fill in the blank 1
Year 2	fill in the blank 2

b. Does the change in the fixed asset turnover ratio from Year 1 to Year 2 indicate a favorable or an unfavorable change?