for the year just ended was $4,738,216. What is the inventory turnover? The
days' sales in inventory? Input area: Ending inventory $426,287 Cost of goods
sold $4, 738,216 Days per year 365 (Use cells A6 to B8 from the given
information to complete this question.) Output area: Inventory turnover Days'
sales in inventory
Answer & Explanation
To calculate the inventory turnover and the days' sales in inventory, we can use
the following formulas:
1. Inventory Turnover: This measures how many times a company's
inventory is sold and replaced over a period. It is calculated as:
[ \text{Inventory Turnover} = \frac{\text{Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)}}{\
text{Ending Inventory}} ]