Question - Modern Suits Rental has been in business for four years. Because the company has recently had a cash flow problem, management wonders whether there is a problem with receivables or inventories. Here are selected figures from the company's financial statements:
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2011
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2010
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2009
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2008
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Net sales
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$288.0
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$224.0
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$192.0
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$160.0
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Cost of goods sold
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180.0
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144.0
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120.0
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96.0
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Accounts receivable (net)
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48.0
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40.0
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32.0
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24.0
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Merchandise inventory
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56.0
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44.0
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32.0
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20.0
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Accounts payable
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26.0
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20.0
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16.0
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10.0
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Compute the receivable turnover, inventory turnover, and payables turnover for each of the four years. And comment on the results relative to the cash flow problem that the firm has been experience. Merchandise inventory was $22,000, accounts receivables were $22,000, and accounts payable were $8,000 in 2007.