Sheffield Company has $145,000 of inventory at the beginning of the year and $131,000 at the end of the year. Sales revenue is $1,972,800, cost of goods sold is $1,145,400, and net income is $248,400 for the year. The inventory turnover ratio is:

Sheffield Company

Inventory Turnover Ratio = Cost of goods sold/Average Inventory

= $1,145,400/$138,000

= 8.3 times

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Beginning inventory = $145,000

Ending inventory = $131,000

Average inventory = (Beginning inventory + Ending inventory)/2

= ($145,000 + 131,000)/2

= $138,000

Sales revenue = $1,972,800

Cost of goods sold = $1,145,400

Net income = $248,400

b) The inventory turnover ratio for Sheffield Company  is an efficiency ratio that shows how inventory is managed and the number of times Sheffield sells or consumes the inventory during an accounting period.   This is why Sheffield Company takes the average of the inventories in order to smoothen seasonal fluctuations in the inventory level during the year.  When this ratio divides the number of days in the accounting period, Sheffield will get the days it takes for inventory to be purchased or produced, and then sold or consumed.

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