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A-LevelAccountingAnalysis & Interpretation of Financial StatementsOct/Nov 2016Paper 1 Q211 Mark

Owusu Limited has a constant level of annual sales and a constant gross margin. Each year the inventory increases. Which effects does this have on the inventory holding period and on inventory turnover? inventory holding inventory turnover (in days) (times) A decrease decrease B decrease increase C increase decrease D increase increase

Adecrease decrease
Bdecrease increase
Cincrease decrease
Dincrease increase

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) Oct/Nov 2016 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Analysis & Interpretation of Financial Statements and is worth 1 mark.

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