
1.
Amount of inventories as a part of current assets on September 26, 2015 and on September 27, 2014.
1.

Explanation of Solution
- The ending inventory as a part of the current assets as on September 26, 2015 accounts for $2,349.
- And the ending inventory as a part of the current assets as on September 27, 2014 accounts for $2,111.
2.
To compute: Inventories as a percentage of total assets on September 26, 2015 and.
September 27, 2014.
2.

Explanation of Solution
Given info,
2015
The ending inventory is $2,349.
Total assets account for $290,479.
2014
The ending inventory is $2,111.
Total assets accounts for $231,839.
Inventory as a percentage of total assets as on September 26, 2015:
Formula to calculate inventory as a percentage of total assets is,
Substitute $2,349 for inventory and $290,479 for total assets.
Therefore, the inventory as a percentage of total assets as on September 26, 2015 is 0.81%.
Inventory as a percentage of total assets as on September 27, 2014:
Formula to calculate inventory as a percentage of total assets is,
Substitute $2,111 for inventory and $231,839 for total assets.
Therefore, the inventory as a percentage of total assets as on September 27, 2014 is 0.91%.
3.
To explain: Relative size of inventories compared to its other types of assets.
3.

Explanation of Solution
- The inventory in both the years accounts for very low amount as compared to other assets of the company.
- Long-term marketable securities comparatively is very high than the inventory.
- Whereas,
goodwill and other assets are somewhere amounts near to inventories yet have a higher value in thebalance sheet .
4.
The accounting method used to compute inventory amounts.
4.

Explanation of Solution
The company accounts inventory as per the lower of cost or market (LCM) approach. The notes to statement also mention that the method of
5.
To compute: Inventory turnover and days’ sales in inventory for the year ended September 26, 2015.
5.

Explanation of Solution
Given info,
Cost of sales is $140,089.
The ending inventory is $2,349.
A’s inventory turnover:
Computation of the inventory turnover for 2015:
Formula to calculate the inventory turnover is,
Substitute $140,089 for cost of sales (given) and $2,230 for average inventory (working notes) in the above formula.
Thus, the inventory turnover results to 62.8 times.
Working Notes:
Calculation of the average inventory,
A’s days’ sales in inventory:
Formula to calculate the days’ sales in inventory is,
Substitute $2,349 for ending inventory (given) and $140,089 for cost of sales (given) in the above formula.
Thus, the days’ sales in inventory accounts for 6.12 days.
6.
Information for the year ended September 26, 2015.
6.

Explanation of Solution
Given info,
2016
The ending inventory is $2,132.
The total assets are $321,686.
The cost of sales is $131,376.
2017
The ending inventory is $4,855.
The total assets are $375,319
The cost of sales is $141,048.
Year 2016
1.
Ending inventory
Ending inventory as on September 24, 2016 amounts to $2,132.
2.
Inventory as a percentage of total assets as on September 24, 2016:
Formula to calculate inventory as a percentage of total assets is,
Substitute $2,132 for inventory and $321,686 for total assets.
Therefore, the inventory as a percentage of total assets as on September 24, 2016 is 0.66%.
3.
Inventory relative size compared to other assets
- The inventory in both the years accounts for very low amount as compared to other assets of the company.
- Long-term marketable securities comparatively is very high than the inventory.
- Whereas goodwill and other assets are somewhere amounts near to inventories yet have a higher value in the balance sheet.
4.
Method of inventory valuation:
- The company accounts inventory as per the lower of cost or market (LCM) approach.
- The notes to statement also mention that the method of inventory valuation used is first in, first out method. The inventory mainly consists of the finished goods.
5.
A’s inventory turnover:
Computation of the inventory turnover for 2016:
Formula to calculate the inventory turnover is,
Substitute $131,376 for cost of sales (given) and $2,240.5 for average inventory (working notes) in the above formula.
Thus, the inventory turnover results to 58.64 times.
Working notes:
Calculation of the average inventory,
A’s days’ sales in inventory:
Formula to calculate the days’ sales in inventory is,
Substitute $2,132 for ending inventory (given) and $131,376 for cost of sales (given) in the above formula.
Thus, the days’ sales in inventory accounts for 5.92 days.
Year 2017
1.
Ending inventory
Ending inventory as on September 30, 2017 amounts to $4,855.
2.
Inventory as a percentage of total assets as on September 30, 2017:
Formula to calculate inventory as a percentage of total assets is,
Substitute $4,885 for inventory and $375,319 for total assets.
Therefore, the inventory as a percentage of total assets as on September 30, 2017 is 1.3%.
3.
Inventory relative size compared to other assets
The inventory in both the years accounts for low amount as compared to other assets of the company but has increased comparatively and is more than the intangible assets. Whereas goodwill and other assets are somewhere amounts near to inventories yet have a higher value in the balance sheet.
4.
Method of inventory valuation:
The company accounts inventory as per the lower of cost or market (LCM) approach. The notes to statement also mention that the method of inventory valuation used is first in, first out method. The inventory mainly consists of the finished goods.
5.
A’s inventory turnover:
Computation of the inventory turnover for 2017:
Formula to calculate the inventory turnover is,
Substitute $141,048 for cost of sales (given) and $3,493.5 for average inventory (working notes) in the above formula.
Thus, the inventory turnover results to 40.3 times.
Working Notes:
1. Calculation of the average inventory:
A’s days’ sales in inventory:
Computation of the days’ sales in inventory for 2017:
Formula to calculate the days’ sales in inventory is,
Substitute $4,855 for ending inventory (given) and $141,048 for cost of sales (given) in the above formula.
Thus, the days’ sales in inventory accounts for 12.56 days.
Observation:
- Inventory as a percentage of total assets has fallen over the years though in the year 2017 it has shown a rise trend.
- In the year 2017 the company has been most efficient as per the inventory turnover when compared to the previous years.
- Whereas in case of days’ sales in inventory the results suggests that the company in the year 2017 held inventory in store for a bit longer time whereas it is least in the year 2016.
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