Question

Q 6.41: Which of the following companies is most likely to have lost sales due to an inventory shortage? Company 1 has an inventory turnover of 46.3. Company 2 has an average days in inventory of 18.9 days. Company 3 has an inventory turnover of 5.4. Company 4 has an average days in inventory of 32.7.

Answer 1

Answer:

Company 1 is most likely to have lost sales due to an inventory shortage.

Explanation:

Inventory turnover is the ratio that how many time a business has sold or replaced the inventory during a given period. A business is considered more profitable if it has high inventory turnover.

Company with highest Inventory turnover may lost sales due to inventory shortage.  Company 1 1 has the highest inventory turnover of 46.3. Which may lead to to the shortage of stock because the inventory in stock is more likely to sold earlier than other companies. High inventory turnover will lead to low inventory days.