Question

A firm have an inventory turnover of 5 times a year on a cost of goods sold of $800 000.if the firm improves the inventory turnover to 8 times a year while the cost of goods sold remains the same, which of the following statement is true?

A)$100,000 is additionally invested in purchasing stock
b)$160,000 is released into working capital
c)$60,000 is additionally invested in purchasing stock
d)$60,000 is released into working capital

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Answer 1

d) $60,000 is released into working capital

Step-by-step explanation:

Inventory turnover is the number of times that a firm buys and sells inventory. A high inventory means that the company sells its stock many times in a year.

the formula for inventory turnover ratio

=Cost of goods sold/ average inventory

If a firm has COGS of $800,000 and an inventory turnover of 5, then the average inventory will be

=$800,000 /5

=$160,000

If the firm improves its turnover to 8, then the average inventory will be

=$800,000/8

=$100,000

The firm average inventory will $100,000 as opposed to $160,000 previously.

$60,000 will be released to working capital.