Question

Financial statement data for years ending December 31, 2019 and 2018, for Edison Company follow: 2019 2018 Sales $513,500 $480,000 Total assets: Beginning of year 360,000 280,000 End of year 430,000 360,000 a. Determine the asset turnover for 2019 and 2018. Round your answers to one decimal place.

Answer 1

The answer is

For 2018 - 1.5

For 2019 - 1.3

Step-by-step explanation:

Asset turnover ratio=Net sales/average total assets

For 2018:

Sales - $480,000

Beginning asset - 360,000

Ending asset -360,000

Average total asset:

($280,000 + $360,000)/2

=$320,000

Therefore, asset turnover for 2018 is:

$480,000/$320,000

=1.5

For 2019:

Sales - $513,500

Beginning asset - $360,000

Ending asset - $430,000

Average total asset:

($360,000 + $430,000)/2

=$395,000

Therefore, asset turnover for 2019 is:

$513,500/$395,000

=1.3