Males are easily distinguished from females based on colour differences, with a distinct black patch at the abdomen, less noticeable in recently emerged flies (see fig.), and the sexcombs (a row of dark bristles on the tarsus of the first leg).
total asset turnover. A financial ratio that indicates the effectiveness with which a firm's management uses its assets to generate sales. A relatively high ratio tends to reflect intensive use of assets. Total asset turnover is calculated by dividing the firm's annual sales by its total assets.
The equation to calculate a company's total asset turnover ratio is: Net Sales/Total Assets = # Times. To interpret this, note that the lower the total asset turnover ratio (the lower the # Times), as compared to historical data for the firm and industry data, the more sluggish the firm's sales.