Question

Snap Dragon Photo reported the following figures on its December 31, 2016, income statement and balance sheet:Net Sales $440,000 Dec 31 2016 Dec 31 2015Cash $26,000 $28,000Accounts Receivable 56,000 58,000Merchandise Inventory 79,000 76,000Prepaid Expenses 8,000 14,000Property, plant and equipment, net 180,000 11,000Compute the asset turnover ratio for 2016.

Answer 1

Answer:

Assets turnover ratio= 1.64 times

Explanation:

The asset turnover is the he amount of sales generated by one dollar invested in asset. it measures how efficient the business is in generating sales using assets

Assets turnover ratio = net sales / Average assets

Asset at the beginning of year 2016

=26,000  + 56,000 +    79,000 +     8,000  + 180,000 = 349 ,000

Asset at the end of year 2016

$28,000  + 58,000 +    76,000  +  14,000 +  11,000= 187 ,000

Average assets = Opening value of asset+ closing value of assets/2

= 349 ,000 + 187 ,000= 268 ,000

Assets turnover ratio = net sales / Average assets

=440000/268,000= 1.64 times

Assets turnover ratio= 1.64 times

Total assets =