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Chapter 9: Question E9-23 (page 481)

The financial statements of ConAgra Foods, Inc.’s 2014 annual report disclose the following information. (in millions) 2014 2013 2012 Year-end inventories \(2,201 \)2,077 \(2,341 Fiscal Year 2014 2013 Net sales \)17,703 $15,427 Cost of goods sold 13,980 11,864 Net income 315 786Instructions Compute ConAgra’s (a) inventory turnover and (b) the average days to sell inventory for 2014 and 2013.

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  1. Inventory turnover for 2013 and 2014 equals 5.37 times and 6.54 times.
  2. Average days to sell inventory for 2013 and 2014 equals 67.97 days and 55.81 days

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01

Calculation of inventory turnover for 2013

Inventory turnover for 2013 is calculated as follows:

InventoryTurnoverfor2013=CostofGoodsSoldBeginningInventory+EndingInventory2=$11,864$2,341+$2,0772=5·37

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Calculation of average days to sell inventory for 2013

Average days to sell inventory is calculated as follows:

AverageDaystoSellInventory=365InventoryTurnoverfor2013=3655.37=67·97Days

03

Calculation of inventory turnover for 2014

Inventory turnover for 2014 is calculated as follows:

InventoryTurnoverfor2014=CostofgoodssoldBeginningInventory+EndingInventory2=$13,980$2,077+$2,2012=6·54

04

Calculation of average days to sell inventory for 2014

Average days to sell inventory is calculated as follows:

AverageDaystoSellInventory=365InventoryTurnoverfor2014=3656·54=55·81Days

Thus inventory turnover for 2013 and 2014 is 5.37 and 6.54, and the average days to sell inventory for 2013 and 2014 are 67.97 days and 55.81 days.

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