Current Year Prior Year Accounts payable, end of year $ 4,603 $ 8,548 Accounts receivable, net, end of year 18,685 15,726 Inventory, end of year 6,904 6,055 Net sales 220,000 205,000 Cost of goods sold 140,000 130,000 (1) Use the information above to compute the number of days in the cash conversion cycle for each year. (2) Did the company manage cash more effectively in the current year?

Coca-cola was primarily known for its core competencies in marketing, bottling, and distributing aerated drinks. however, with the success of gatorade, coca-cola developed competencies in the development and marketing of its own sports drink, powerade. which of the following is true of coca-cola? a. it is leveraging existing core competencies to improve current market position. b. it is building new core competencies to protect and extend its current market position. c. it is redeploying and recombining existing core competencies to compete in markets of the future. d. it is targeting the chasm between the early adopter and early majority market segment.