In: Accounting
The following data were extracted from the income statement of
Martin Solutions, Inc.:
Year 2 | Year 1 | |
Sales | $1,139,600 | $1,192,320 |
Beginning inventory | 80,000 | 64,000 |
Cost of goods sold | 500,800 | 606,000 |
Ending inventory | 72,000 | 80,000 |
Required:
Assume a 365-day year.
Determine for each year:
a. Inventory turnover. Round your answers to one decimal place.
Year 2 | |
Year 1 |
b. Number of days' sales in inventory. Round your final answer to one decimal place.
Year 2 | days |
Year 1 | days |
a. | Inventory Turnover | ||||||||
Year 2 | 7.0 | times | |||||||
Year 1 | 7.6 | times | |||||||
b. | Day's sales in Inventory | ||||||||
Year 2 | 52.5 | Days | |||||||
Year 1 | 48.2 | Days | |||||||
a. | Inventory Turnover | ||||||||
Choose Numerator | / | Choose Denominator | = | Inventory Turnover | |||||
Cost of goods sold | / | Average Inventory | = | Inventory Turnover | |||||
Year 2 | $ 5,00,800 | / | $ 72,000 | = | 7.0 | times | |||
Year 1 | $ 6,06,000 | / | $ 80,000 | = | 7.6 | times | |||
Workings: | |||||||||
Year 2 | Year 1 | ||||||||
Beginning Inventory | = | $ 80,000 | $ 64,000 | ||||||
Ending Inventory | = | $ 72,000 | $ 80,000 | ||||||
(i) | Total | = | $ 1,52,000 | $ 1,44,000 | |||||
(i) / 2 | Average Inventory | = | $ 76,000 | $ 72,000 | |||||
b. | Day's sales in Inventory | ||||||||
Choose Numerator | / | Choose Denominator | X | Days | = | Day's sales in Inventory | |||
Ending Inventory | / | Cost of goods sold | X | 365 | = | Day's sales in Inventory | |||
Year 2 | $ 72,000 | / | $ 5,00,800 | X | 365 | = | 52.5 | Days | |
Year 1 | $ 80,000 | / | $ 6,06,000 | X | 365 | = | 48.2 | Days |