Answer:
a. Year 1
Asset Turnover = Total sales/Average assets
= 75,000 / [(54,000 + 46,000)/2]
= 1.5
Year 2
= 75,480 / [(46,000 + 42,800)/2]
= 1.7
b. Effectiveness in the use of assets to generate revenue
A higher Asset turnover ratio means that the company is effectively using their assets to generate revenue. As there is no company listed to compare Home Depot to, it can be said that they are making effective use of their asset to generate revenue as they are making more revenue than the value of their assets.