
(a)
Determine the inventory turnover for Company C, Company W and Company JC.
(a)

Answer to Problem 7CP
The inventory turnover ratio for Company C is calculated is calculated as follows:
Working note 1: The average inventory is calculated as follows:
The inventory turnover ratio for Company W is calculated is calculated as follows:
Working note 2: The average inventory is calculated as follows:
The inventory turnover ratio for Company JC is calculated is calculated as follows:
Working note 3: The average inventory is calculated as follows:
Explanation of Solution
Inventory turnover ratio: Inventory turnover ratio is used to determine the number of times inventory used or sold during the particular accounting period. The formula to calculate the inventory turnover ratio is as follows:
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. The formula to calculate the days’ sales in inventory ratio is as follows:
The inventory turnover ratio is calculated by dividing cost of goods sold by average inventory during the period. The average inventory is calculating by dividing beginning inventory and ending inventory by 2. The inventory turnover ratio is an important measure as to how efficient is the management is good at managing inventory and achieving sales from it.
The inventory turnover of Company C is 11.64 Times, the inventory turnover of Company W is 8.11 Times & the inventory turnover of Company JC is 3.01 Times.
(b)
Determine days’ sales in inventory ratio for Company C, Company W and Company JC.
(b)

Answer to Problem 7CP
The Days’ sale in inventory ratio for Company C is calculated is calculated as follows:
The Days’ sales in inventory ratio for Company W is calculated are calculated as follows:
The Days’ sales in inventory ratio for Company JC is calculated are calculated as follows:
Explanation of Solution
The Days’ sales in inventory ratio are calculated by dividing days in accounting period by inventory turnover ratio. The Days’ sale in inventory ratio is an important measure to know how long the company is holding the inventory before selling when compared to its peers.
The Days’ sales in inventory of Company C is 31.4 days, the Days’ sales in inventory of Company W is 45.0 days, & the Days’ sales in inventory of Company JC is 121.6 days.
(c)
Interpret the above calculated ratios.
(c)

Explanation of Solution
The inventory turnover ratio and number of days’ sales in inventory of all the three companies reflect the merchandising approaches of all companies. Company C is a club warehouse and it has approach of holding only items which are quickly sold. Most of the items are sold in bulk at very attractive prices.
In case of company W, it has a traditional discounter approach. Even though it has attractive pricing, the inventory movement is slower than in the case of company C.
In the case of company JC, it is a high-end fashioner retailer. It offers a wide collection of specialty and unique goods that are specifically designed for fashion market rather than for general mass market. Therefore, the movement is slower than other two companies yet it has highest margin.
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