FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: PHILLIPS
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Chapter 7, Problem 3CP
Calculating and Interpreting the Inventory Turnover Ratio and Days to Sell
GameStop Corp. is the world’s largest multichannel video game retailer. The company reported the following amounts (in millions) in its annual financial statements at the end of January.
Required:
- 1. Determine the inventory turnover ratio and average days to sell inventory for 2016 and 2015. Round your answers to one decimal place.
TIP: In both the numerator (CGS) and denominator (average inventory), use costs (not selling prices).
- 2. Comment on any changes in these measures, and compare the effectiveness of inventory managers at GameStop with those at Best Buy, where inventory turned over 5.9 times during 2016 (61.9 days to sell).
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Suppose that a firm has an ending inventory of $121,000 as of December 31, 2012. The accounting information for 2013 has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file below. Open the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the questions below.
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A. What is the monthly inventory turnover ratio for each of the twelve months for 2013? Round your answers to two decimal places.
B. What is the total cost of goods sold for the year? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
C. What is the average monthly inventory? Round your answer to the nearest cent.
D. What is the annual inventory turnover ratio? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
Use the following information to complete the calculations below.
Cost of goods sold
$195,640
Inventory:
Beginning of year
20,500
End of year
18,628
a. Compute inventory turnover.
b. Compute average daily cost of goods sold using a 365 day year.
c. Compute number of days' sales in inventory. Round your answer to one decimal place.
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Chapter 7 Solutions
FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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