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Cola Company made sales of $30,750 million during 2016. Cost of goods sold for t

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Question

Cola Company made sales of $30,750 million during 2016. Cost of goods sold for the year totaled $12,300 milion. At the end of 2015, Cola's inventory stood at $1,300 million, and Cola ended 2016 with inventory of $1,700 million. Compute Cola's gross profit percentage and rate of inventory turnover for 2016. Begin by computing Cola's gross profit percentage for 2016. (Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent, X.X%.) Cola's gross profit percentage for 2016 is 1 %. Now compute Cola's rate of inventory turnover for 2016. (Round your answer to one decimal place.) Cola's rate of inventory turnover for 2016 is Dimes.

Explanation / Answer

Answer to Part 1

Computation of Gross Profit

Sales

30750

Less: Cost of Goods Sold

12300

Gross Profit

18450

Computation of Gross Profit Percentage in 2016

Gross Profit

18450

Sales

30750

Gross Profit Percentage [(18450/30750)*100]

60%

Answer to Part 2

Computation of Average inventory

Value of Inventory at the end 2015

1300

Value of Inventory at the end 2016

1700

Average Inventory [(1300+1700)/2]

1500

Computation of Inventory Turnover Ratio in 2016

Cost of Goods Sold

12300

Average Inventory

1500

Inventory Turnover Ratio [(12300/1500)]

8.2

Answer to Part 1

Computation of Gross Profit

Sales

30750

Less: Cost of Goods Sold

12300

Gross Profit

18450

Computation of Gross Profit Percentage in 2016

Gross Profit

18450

Sales

30750

Gross Profit Percentage [(18450/30750)*100]

60%