Question

Three major segments of the transportation industry are motor carriers, such as YRC Worldwide (YRCW); railroads, such as Union Pacific (UNP); and transportation logistics services, such as C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (CHRW). Financial statement information for these three companies follows (in thousands): YRC Union Pacific C.H. Robinson Sales $4,697,500 $19,941,000 $13,144,413 Average total assets 1,824,700 55,159,000 3,436,058 a. Determine the asset turnover for all three companies. Round to one decimal place. YRC Worldwide fill in the blank 1 Union Pacific fill in the blank 2 C.H. Robinson Worldwide 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.

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

The computation is shown below:

a) Assets turnover

Particulars YRC UNP CH

Sales $4,697,500 $19,941,000 $13,144,413

Average total assets $1,824,700 $55,159,000 $3,436,058

Assets turnover 2.6 0.4 3.8

b. The ratio of sales to assets calculated the sales dollars i.e. earned for each assets. The more the no of sales dollars the more the firm would be considered efficient