Exercise 6-13 (20 minutes)
2014 Inventory turnover 2014 Days’ Sales in Inventory
2015 Inventory turnover 2015 Days’ Sales in Inventory
Analysis comment: It appears that during a period of increasing sales, Palmer
has been efficient in controlling its amount of inventory. Specifically, inventory
turnover increased by 2.3 times (7.0 – 4.7) from 2014 to 2015. In addition, days’
sales in inventory decreased by 19.9 days (75.1 – 55.2).
Exercise 6-14A (20 minutes)
Ending
Inventory
Cost of
Goods Sold
a. Specific identification
b. Weighted average ($3,855/1,500 = $2.57)
c. FIFO
d. LIFO
Income effect: FIFO provides the lowest cost of goods sold, the highest
gross profit, and the highest net income, which is not unexpected
during a period of rising costs.