10.3. The Ashton Furniture Company manufactures coffee tables and chests of drawers. Last year the company’s cost of goods sold was $3,700,000, and it carried inventory of oak, pine, stains, joiners, and brass fixtures, work-in-process of furniture frames, drawers and wood panels, and finished chests and coffee tables. Its average inventory levels for a 52-week business year were as follows: Raw Materials     Average Inventory     Unit Cost      Oak                        8000                       $6.00      Pine                       4500                         4.00 Brass fixtures             1200                         8.00 Stains                         3000                         2.00 Joiners                        900                          1.00 Work-in-Process    Frames                        200                          $30 Drawers                      400                            10 Panels                        600                             50 Chests                        120                            110 Tables                          90                              90 Finished Goods          Chests                        300                           $500 Coffee tables              200                             350 Determine the number of inventory turns and the days of supply for the furniture company.

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10.3. The Ashton Furniture Company manufactures coffee tables and chests of drawers. Last year the company’s cost of goods sold was $3,700,000, and it carried inventory of oak, pine, stains, joiners, and brass fixtures, work-in-process of furniture frames, drawers and wood panels, and finished chests and coffee tables. Its average inventory levels for a 52-week business year were as follows:


Raw Materials     Average Inventory     Unit Cost
     Oak                        8000                       $6.00
     Pine                       4500                         4.00
Brass fixtures             1200                         8.00
Stains                         3000                         2.00
Joiners                        900                          1.00

Work-in-Process   
Frames                        200                          $30
Drawers                      400                            10
Panels                        600                             50
Chests                        120                            110
Tables                          90                              90

Finished Goods         

Chests                        300                           $500
Coffee tables              200                             350

Determine the number of inventory turns and the days of supply for the furniture company.

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