The table below contains selected information from recent financial statements of The Tool Station, Incorporated, and Howard's Companies, Incorporated, two companies in the home improvement retail industry ($ in millions):

Net sales: Tool Station: 102,804 (1/28/2020); 96,495 (1/29/2019)

Howard's: 70,519 (2/2/2020): 66,917 (2/3/2019)

Cost of goods sold: Tool Station: 68,448 (1/28/2020); 64,182 (1/29/2019)

Howard's: 47,110 (2/20/2020); 44,453 (2/3/2019)

Year-end inventory: Tool Station: 14,648 (1/28/2020); 14,449 (1/29/2019)

Howard's 13,293 (2/2/2020); 12,358 (2/3/2019)

Required:

Calculate the gross profit ratio, the inventory turnover ratio, and the average days in inventory for the two companies for their fiscal years ending in 2020

Note: Use 365 days a year. Round "Inventory turnover ratio" to 2 decimal places. Enter dollar amounts in millions rounded to the nearest whole number.

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