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 net sales to average total assets ratio is also called the total asset turnover ratio. This ratio provides an indication of how efficiently a company is utilizing its assets to generate revenue.ssets represent something of value a company owns that can be converted to cash. The total asset turnover ratio uses average total assets in the calculation. You calculate average total assets by adding beginning total assets for a period to ending total assets for a period and dividing the resulting sum by two.