The answer is Japan. It is decreasing at a record pace. The country lost 244,000 people in 2013 as births jumped and deaths increased. It faces the vision
of losing a third of its population in the next 50 years, raising uncertainties
about its economic prospects and labor market.
Answer:
2016 2015 2014 2013
gross profit% 26.29% 22.58% 22.45% 22.41%
Inventory turnover 6.58 7.64 7.6 7.94
cost of material % 59.89% 51.76% 89.82% 51.10
b. gross% has increased this may be due to a high demand, and intense marketing.
inventory turnover has decreased this may be due to new competition, or introduced product(new product)
cost of material purchased % it has increased in 2016, this may be due to increased production and effective use of material.
Explanation:
gross profit % =gross profit/ sales
gross profit = sales less cost of sales
inventory turnover = cost of sales / average inventory
average inventory = (opening inventory + closing inventory )/2
cost of material purchased/ cost of finished goods
finished goods = cost of sales + closing - opening goods
Answer:
average of the goods and services purchased by "urban consumers."
Explanation:
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics determines the CPI by calculating the weighted average of a basket of goods. More than 24,000 people are interviewed each year in order to elaborate this index, and the sample is taken from the US Census and includes people that live or work in urban areas around the country.
