Chapter 18 – Managerial Accounting Concepts and Principles
Problem 18-3A (Continued)
Part 3
Raw
Materials
Finished
Goods
Cost of raw materials used………………………………………………$909,850
Average inventory (Total / 2)………………….….…….….…….…….$174,425 $ 151,920
Inventory turnover (COGS* / Average inventory)….….…….… 5.2 12.9
Days’ sales in inventory [(Ending inv./COGS*) x 365].......... 73.0 25.3
* To calculate the turnover and days’ sales in inventory for raw materials, use raw materials used
rather than cost of goods sold.
Discussion: The inventory turnover ratio for the raw materials inventory is
significantly lower than the turnover ratio for finished goods.
One reason for the difference could be that source of supply for raw materials
is relatively undependable, so that management believes it is necessary to
carry a larger inventory to sustain operations through periods when the
active that items are sold very quickly after they are available. This implies
that the demand for the product is very strong. It is also possible that the
finished goods turnover ratio is too high and that the company is risking lost
sales by not having enough product on hand.
Similar inferences are drawn from the days’ sales in inventory ratio results. In
Problem 18-4A (40 minutes)
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