Financial statement data for years ending December 31 for Tango Company follow: 20Y7 20Y6 Cost of goods sold $3,593,060 $3,796,000 Inventories: Beginning of year 744,600 715,400 End of year 817,600 744,600 Required a. Determine the inventory turnover for 20Y7 and 20Y6. Round to one decimal place. 20Y7 20Y6 Inventory turnover b. Determine the number of days’ sales in inventory for 20Y7 and 20Y6. Use 365 days and round to one decimal place. 20Y7 20Y6 Number of days’ sales in inventory days days c. Are the changes in inventory turnover and the number of days’ sales in inventory from 20Y6 to 20Y7 favorable or unfavorable?

Aplant manager is considering buying additional stamping machines to accommodate increasing demand. the alternatives are to buy 1 machine, 2 machines, or 3 machines. the profits realized under each alternative are a function of whether their bid for a recent defense contract is accepted or not. the payoff table below illustrates the profits realized (in $000's) based on the different scenarios faced by the manager. alternative bid accepted bid rejected buy 1 machine $10 $5 buy 2 machines $30 $4 buy 3 machines $40 $2 refer to the information above. assume that based on historical bids with the defense contractor, the plant manager believes that there is a 65% chance that the bid will be accepted and a 35% chance that the bid will be rejected. what is the expected value under perfect information (evpi)?