Reference no: EM132931156

Below is financial information for two restaurant retailers. Popper's Company operates an innovative retail bakery-cafe business and franchising business. At the end 2010, Popper's had 132 company-owned and 346 franchise-operated bakery-cafes. Popper's located most of their unique bakery-cafe concept stores in suburban, strip mall, and regional mall locations. As a first mover in this concept, the company operates in 32 states. Simmer Corporation began operations five years earlier than Popper's and purchases and roasts whole bean coffees and sells them, along with numerous coffee drinks and related products at over 2,900 Company-operated retail stores.

Selected Data for Popper's Company and Simmer Corporation (amounts in millions)

                                                   Simmer               Popper's

Net Sales                               $4,076               $278
Sales                                    $5,000                 $300
Cost of Goods Sold                     $1,686              $97
Interest Expense                              0                    0
Net Income                                  $268                $22
Average Inventory                         $303                  $4
Average Fixed Assets                    $2,163                $130

Required:

Problem a. Compute the Inventory turnover, fixed asset turnover, and accounts receivable turnover. Round your answers to two decimal places.

Simmer Popper's
Inventory turnover
Fixed asset turnover
Accounts receivable turnover

Problem b. Describe the likely reasons for the difference in the accounts receivable turnover and the inventory turnover.