FedEx and UPS: Fixed asset turnover ratio FedEx Corporation and United Parcel Service, Inc. compete in the package delivery business. The major fixed assets for each business include aircraft, sorting and handling facilities, delivery vehicles, and information technology. The sales and average book value of fixed assets reported on recent financial statements for each company were as follows: FedEx UPS Sales (in millions) $45,567 $55,438 Average book value of fixed assets (in millions) 19,017 17,927 A. Compute the fixed asset turnover ratio for each company. (Round to one decimal place.) B. Which company appears more efficient in using fixed assets? C. Interpret the meaning of the ratio for the more efficient company.
FedEx and UPS: Fixed asset turnover ratio FedEx Corporation and United Parcel Service, Inc. compete in the package delivery business. The major fixed assets for each business include aircraft, sorting and handling facilities, delivery vehicles, and information technology. The sales and average book value of fixed assets reported on recent financial statements for each company were as follows: FedEx UPS Sales (in millions) $45,567 $55,438 Average book value of fixed assets (in millions) 19,017 17,927 A. Compute the fixed asset turnover ratio for each company. (Round to one decimal place.) B. Which company appears more efficient in using fixed assets? C. Interpret the meaning of the ratio for the more efficient company.
Solution Summary: The author explains fixed asset turnover as a ratio that measures the productive capacity of the fixed assets to generate sales revenue for the company.
FedEx Corporation and United Parcel Service, Inc. compete in the package delivery business. The major fixed assets for each business include aircraft, sorting and handling facilities, delivery vehicles, and information technology. The sales and average book value of fixed assets reported on recent financial statements for each company were as follows:
FedEx
UPS
Sales (in millions)
$45,567
$55,438
Average book value of fixed assets (in millions)
19,017
17,927
A. Compute the fixed asset turnover ratio for each company. (Round to one decimal place.)
B. Which company appears more efficient in using fixed assets?
C. Interpret the meaning of the ratio for the more efficient company.
PROBLEM 2
On July 1, 2022, LTU Contracting, Inc. purchased a new Peiner SK575 Tower Crane for
a total cost of $875,000. The crane has an estimated useful life of five (5) years. For
financial reporting (book) purposes, the company utilizes straight line depreciation. For
tax purposes, the equipment is depreciated over five years utilizing the 200% declining
balance method.
A. Prepare a table that computes the book and tax depreciation for each year of the
useful life and determine the difference in book value between each method at
the end of each year.
B. On July 1st, 2025, the company is considering selling the crane for $500,000.
Compute what the gain or loss would have been at that time for both book and
tax purposes.
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