Answer:
a. 3.80
Explanation:
This ratio is also called sales turnover.
This represent how much a dollar invested in asset can increase sales.
A higher ratio increase the profitability of the company and represent the efficiency of the assets in the business.
sales/average assets = sales to assets ratio
where:
average assets = (beginning assets + ending assets)/2
(175,000 + 167,000)/2 = 171,000
sales to assets :
650,000/ 171,000 = 3.801169 = 3.80