Fairchild Garden Supply expects $600 million of sales this year,and it forecasts a 15% increase for next year.The CFO uses this equation to forecast inventory requirements at different levels of sales: Inventories = $30.2 + 0.25(Sales).All dollars are in millions.What is the projected inventory turnover ratio for the coming year?

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Inventory turnover ratio = Sales / Average inventoryAverage inventory = (Beginning inventory + Ending inventory) / 2Beginning inventory = Ending inventory of previous yearEnding inventory = Inventories = $30.2 + 0.25(Sales)Sales this year = $600 millionSales next year = $600 million * 1.15 = $690 millionEnding inventory next year = $30.2 + 0.25($690 million) = $212.7 millionAverage inventory next year = ($212.7 million + $212.7 million) / 2 = $212.7 millionInventory turnover ratio next year = $690 million / $212.7 million = 3.24

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