Exercise 6-15 (LO 6-2, 6-7)
Requirement 1
Lewis Clark
Beginning inventory $ 24,000 $ 50,000
Add: Purchases 261,000 235,000
Less: Purchase returns (15,000) (60,000)
Cost of goods available for sale 270,000 225,000
Less: Ending inventory (18,000) (60,000)
Requirement 2
Lewis Clark
Inventory
turnover
ratio
=Cost of goods sold $252,000 $165,000
Average inventory ($24,000 + $18,000) /2 ($50,000 + $60,000) /2
Requirement 3
Lewis Clark
Average
days in
inventory
=365 365 365
Inventory turnover
ratio
12.0 3.0
Requirement 4
Lewis seems to be managing its inventory more efficiently. For Lewis, inventory
turns over 12 times per year. In other words, inventory sells every 30.4 days. For
Clark, its inventory turns over only three times per year or every 121.7 days.