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Perez Corporation has the following financial data for the years 20X1 and 20X2:

20X1

20X2

Sales

\(8,000,000

\)10,000,000

Cost of goods sold

6,000,000

9,000,000

Inventory

800,000

1,000,000

b. Compute inventory turnover based on an alternative calculation that is used by many financial analysts, Cost of goods sold/Inventory, for each year.

Short Answer

Expert verified

The Inventory Turnover ratio for 20X1 and 20X2 is 7.5 and 9, respectively.

Step by step solution

01

Inventory turnover ratio for the year 20X1 

Inventoryturnoverratio=CostofgoodssoldInventory=$6,000,000$800,000=7.5

02

Inventory turnover ratio for the year 20X2 

Inventoryturnoverratio=CostofgoodssoldInventory=$9,000,000$1,000,000=9

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