Question

SCC Co. reported the following for the current year:

Net sales $ 59,000
Cost of goods sold $ 48,800
Beginning balance in inventory $ 3,100
Ending balance in inventory $ 9,100
Compute (a) inventory turnover and (b) days’ sales in inventory.
Hint: Recall that inventory turnover uses average inventory, and days’ sales in inventory uses the ending balance in inventory."

Answer 1

a. The inventory turnover is 8.00 times

b. The days’ sales in inventory is 68 days

Step-by-step explanation:

a. In order to calculate the inventory turnover we would have to use the following formula:

inventory turnover=cost of goods sold/average inventory

inventory turnover=$ 48,800/($3,100+$ 9,100)/2

inventory turnover=8.00 times

b. In order to calculate thedays’ sales in inventory we would have to use the following formula:

days’ sales in inventory=(Ending invenory/cost of goods sold)*365

days’ sales in inventory=($9,100/$48,800)*365

days’ sales in inventory=68 days