Using business memo format explain to the Chief Accounting Officer and Chief Financial Officer why...

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Using business memo format explain to the Chief Accounting Officer and Chief Financial Officer why you made your decision. Be specific, identify and describe the key ratios which influenced your decision. In your explanation refer to your ratio analysis and external sources for support to justify your decision:

Best Digital

Very Zone

Acid-test ratio

0.96

0.85

Best Digital

Very Zone

Inventory turnover

2.82

2.79

Best Digital

Very Zone

Days' sales in receivables

34

36

Best Digital

Very Zone

Debt ratio

39.6

%

40.1

%

Best Digital

Very Zone

Earnings per share of common stock

$5.60

$4.93

Best Digital

Very Zone

Price/earnings ratio

18

25

Best Digital

Very Zone

Dividend payout

20

%

14

%

Best Digital's common stock seems to fit the investment strategy better. Its price/earnings ratio is lower than that of Very Zone,

and Best Digital appears in better shape financially than Very Zone. On the majority of the ratios, Best Digital looks better than Very Zone.

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