Question

3M Co. reports beginning raw materials inventory of $930 million and ending raw materials inventory of $880 million. 3M purchased $3,956 million of raw materials and used $4,006 million of raw materials during the year. Compute raw materials inventory turnover and the number of days' sales in raw materials inventory. (Use 365 days per year. Enter your answers in millions.)

Answer 1

Answer:

raw material inventory turnover = 4.42

number of days sale in raw materials inventory = 21.97

Explanation:

given data

beginning inventory = $930 million

ending inventory = $880 million

purchased raw materials  = $3,956 million

used raw materials  = $4,006 million

solution

we get here first raw material inventory for turnover that is

raw material inventory turnover = $\frac{raw\ material\ used}{average\ raw\ material}$    ..............1

here average raw material inventory = $\frac{930+880}{2}$

average raw material inventory = $905 million

so from equation 1

raw material inventory turnover = $\frac{4006}{905}$  

raw material inventory turnover = 4.42

and

now number of days' sales in raw materials inventory will be as

number of days sale in raw materials inventory = $\frac{ending\ raw\ material\ inventory}{raw\ material\ used}$  × 365   .............2

put here value

number of days sale in raw materials inventory = $\frac{880}{4006}$  × 365

number of days sale in raw materials inventory = 21.97