Annual Expenses for two alternatives have been estimated on different bases as follows. If the average general price inflation rate is expected to be 4% per yearand the real rate of interest is 8% per year, show which alternative has the least negative equivalent worth in the base period

Margaret company reported the following information for the current year: net sales $3,000,000 purchases $1,957,000 beginning inventory $245,000 ending inventory $115,000 cost of goods sold 65% of sales industry averages available are: inventory turnover 5.29 gross profit percentage 28% how do the inventory turnover and gross profit percentage for margaret company compare to the industry averages for the same ratios? (round inventory turnover to two decimal places. round gross profit percentage to the nearest percent.)