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Cost of merchandise sold is $414,000. Inventory was $48,000 at the start and $55,000 at the end of the year. What is the inventory turnover (to one decimal)?

A8.0
B7.5
C9.0
D19.3
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. 8.0
1. Average inventory = ($55,000 + $48,000) / 2 = $51,500. 2. Inventory turnover = cost of merchandise sold / average inventory = $414,000 / $51,500. 3. = 8.0. 4. Trap: 19.3 (option D) uses sales of $994,000 in the numerator; inventory turnover uses cost of merchandise sold. _Source: Jonick, Principles of Financial Accounting (CC BY-SA 4.0), §7.3.4 "Inventory Turnover", p.298_
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