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2. In the table below is information for two companies:
| 
 $000)  | 
 Company K  | 
 Company L  | 
| 
 Net sales(revenues  | 
 21,472  | 
 23,314  | 
| 
 Cost of goods sold  | 
 13,050  | 
 5,192  | 
| 
 Average inventory  | 
 350  | 
 457  | 
| 
 Average accounts receivable  | 
 1,837  | 
 4,996  | 
| 
 Average accounts payable  | 
 2,025  | 
 1,048  | 
| 
 Turnover days  | 
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| 
 Days inventory outstanding  | 
 37  | 
 32  | 
| 
 Days sales outstanding  | 
 31  | 
 78  | 
| 
 Days payable outstanding  | 
 61  | 
 75  | 
| 
 Total assets  | 
 12,500  | 
 12,000  | 
| 
 Cash conversion cycle  | 
From the above data, make the observations about the relative performance and determine better-performed company. (Remember that the shorter the number of days in this cycle, more the amount of available cash, and less need to borrow).