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Question

 Empire State Carpets’s books show the following data. In early 2020, auditors found that the ending merchandise inventory for 2017 was understated by \(8,000 and that the ending merchandise inventory for 2019 was overstated by \)9,000. The ending merchandise inventory at December 31, 2018, was correct.

Requirements

3. Compute the inventory turnover and days’ sales in inventory using the corrected income statements for the three years. (Round all numbers to two decimals.)

Step-by-Step Solution

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Answer

                                                         2019                2018               2017

Inventory Turnover---------------       5.82                  3.6                 2.05  

Days’ sales in inventory--------       62.71              101.38           178.05

1Step 1: Correct Income statement

2Step 2: Inventory turnover

For 2019=Cost of goods sold Average Inventory                = $131,000$22,000+$23,000                                       2                 = $131,000$22,500                 = 5.82For 2018=Cost of goods sold Average Inventory                =$105,000$37,000+$22,000                                      2                 = $105,000$29,000                 = 3.6For 2017=Cost of goods sold Average Inventory                = $8,5000$46,000+$37,000                                       2                = $85,000$41,500                 =2.05

3Step 3: Days’ sales in inventory

For 2019=365 Inventory turnover                = 3655.82                =62.71For 2018=365 Inventory turnover                = 3653.6                =101.38For 2017=365 Inventory turnover                = 3652.05                =178.05