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The following information was available for Waterway Company at December 31, 2018: beginning inventory $107000; ending inventory $61000; cost of goods sold $6132000; and sales $1440000. Waterway’s days in inventory in 2018 was 3.6 days. 21.3 days. 6.4 days. 5.0 days.
Information provided:
Beginning inventory= $107,000
Ending inventory= $61,000
Cost of goods sold= $6,132,000
Sales= $144,000
Formula for computing number of days of inventory:
Number of days of inventory= 365/Inventory turnover
Inventory turnover is calculated using the below formula:
Inventory Turnover= Cost of Goods Sold/Average Inventory
= $6,132,000/ ($107,000 + $61,000/2)
= $6,132,000/ $84,000
= 73 times.
Days of inventory= 365/ 73
= 5 days.
Hence, the answer is option d.
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