Horngren's Accounting (12th Edition)
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Chapter 6, Problem S6.10SE
Computing the rate of inventory turnover and days’ sales in inventory
Learning Objective 6
Broadway Communications reported the following figures in its annual financial statements:
| Cost of Goods Sold | $ 18,400 |
| Beginning Merchandise Inventory | 560 |
| Ending Merchandise Inventory | 450 |
Compute the rate of inventory turnover and days sales in inentory for Broadway Communications. (Round to two decimal places.)
Use the following information to answer Short Exercises S6A-11 
through S6A-13.
The periodic inventory records of Flexon Prosthetics indicate the following for the month of July:
| Jul. 1 | Beginning merchandise inventory | 6 units @ $ 60 each |
| 8 | Purchase | 5 units @ $ 67 each |
| 15 | Purchase | 10 units@ $ 70 each |
| 26 | Purchase | 5 units @ $ 85 each |
At July 31, Flexon counts four units of merchandise inventory on hand.
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