You would like to borrow money three years from now to build a new building. in preparation for applying for that loan, you are in the process of developing target ratios for your firm. which set of ratios represents the best target mix considering that you want to obtain outside financing in the relatively near future?

Elephant, inc.'s cost of goods sold for the year is $2,000,000, and the average merchandise inventory for the year is $129,000. calculate the inventory turnover ratio of the company. (round your answer to two decimal places.)

Reliability and validity reliability and validity are two important considerations that must be made with any type of data collection. reliability refers to the ability to consistently produce a given result. in the context of psychological research, this would mean that any instruments or tools used to collect data do so in consistent, reproducible ways. unfortunately, being consistent in measurement does not necessarily mean that you have measured something correctly. to illustrate this concept, consider a kitchen scale that would be used to measure the weight of cereal that you eat in the morning. if the scale is not properly calibrated, it may consistently under- or overestimate the amount of cereal that’s being measured. while the scale is highly reliable in producing consistent results (e.g., the same amount of cereal poured onto the scale produces the same reading each time), those results are incorrect. this is where validity comes into play. validity refers to the extent to which a given instrument or tool accurately measures what it’s supposed to measure. while any valid measure is by necessity reliable, the reverse is not necessarily true. researchers strive to use instruments that are both highly reliable and valid.

For a firm that uses the weighted average method of process costing, which of the following must be true? (a) physical units can be greater than or less than equivalent units. (b) physical units must be equal to equivalent units. (c) equivalent units must be greater than or equal to physical units. (d) physical units must be greater than or equal to equivalent units.