a) If the firm deals in goods what is its gross margin percentage? How does the

a) If the firm deals in goods what is its gross margin percentage? How does the firm account for inventory? How well is it managing its inventory? Report ratiosb) How well is the firm managing its receivables? Report ratios and compare across time and major competitors or industry averagesc) How does the company account for bad debts? Warranties? Customer Deposits? How have its provisions for these items increased or decreased compared with sales over the last 3 years?d) How does the net income relate to cash flow from operations? Comment specifically on changes in payables and differences due to non-cash expenses and revenues.e) Compute liquidity ratios and comment on the comparative company performance.