Three major segments of the transportation industry are motor carriers such as YRC Worldwide, railroads such as Union Pacific, and transportation logistics services such as C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. Recent financial statement information for these three companies follows (in thousands):   YRC Union Pacific C.H. Robinson Sales $5,092,000   $22,832,000   $16,631,172   Average total assets 1,601,300   58,476,500   4,331,623   a.  Determine the asset turnover for all three companies. Round your answers to one decimal place. YRC fill in the blank 1 Union Pacific fill in the blank 2 C.H. Robinson fill in the blank 3 b.  The ratio of sales to assets measures the number of sales dollars earned for each dollar of assets. The greater the number of sales dollars earned for every dollar of assets, the

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Three major segments of the transportation industry are motor carriers such as YRC Worldwide, railroads such as Union Pacific, and transportation logistics services such as C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. Recent financial statement information for these three companies follows (in thousands):

 
YRC

Union Pacific
C.H. Robinson
Sales $5,092,000   $22,832,000   $16,631,172  
Average total assets 1,601,300   58,476,500   4,331,623  

a.  Determine the asset turnover for all three companies. Round your answers to one decimal place.

YRC fill in the blank 1
Union Pacific fill in the blank 2
C.H. Robinson fill in the blank 3

b.  The ratio of sales to assets measures the number of sales dollars earned for each dollar of assets. The greater the number of sales dollars earned for every dollar of assets, the 

 

 efficient a firm is in using assets.

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