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Tiffany Co. is a high-end jewelry retailer, while Amazon.com uses its e-commerce services, features, and technologies to sell its products through the Internet. Recent balance sheet inventory disclosures for Tiffany and Amazon.com (in millons) are as follows:
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|
 |
End-of-Period Inventory |
Beginning-of-Period Inventory |
|
tiffany Co. |
$2,073 |
$1,625 |
|
amazon.com |
6,031 |
4,992 |
The cost of merchandise sold reported by each company was as follows:
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 |
Tiffany Co. |
Amazon.com |
|
Cost of merchandise sold |
$1,492 |
$45,971 |
a.    Determine the inventory turnover and number of days’ sales in inventory for Tiffany and Amazon.com. Use 365 days and round to two decimal places.
b.    Interpret your results.
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