Chapter 6, Problem 6.3EYCT

(a) (1)

To determine

Annual Report is a comprehensive financial report that shows all the business activities, that takes place throughout the previous financial year. Its purpose is to provide the complete information of a company’s financial activities, to its users in order to help them analyze, and take well informed decisions.

To Compute: The inventory turnover and days in inventory of Company A, and Company WM for 2014.

(2)

To determine

Days’ sales in inventory: Days’ sales in inventory are used to determine number of days a particular company takes to make sales of the inventory available with them.

$\text{Days' sales in inventory}=\frac{\text{Days in accounting period}}{\text{Inventory turnover}}$

To Compute: The days in inventory of Company A, and Company WM for 2014.

(b)

To determine

To Describe: The conclusions concerning the management of the inventory can be drawn from the above data.