Comparing inventory ratios for two companies Tiffany Co. is a high-end jewelry retailer, while Amazon.com uses its
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Comparing inventory ratios for two companies Tiffany Co. is a high-end jewelry retailer, while Amazon.com uses its e-commerce services, features, and technologies to sell its products through the Internet. Recent balance sheet inventory disclosures for Tiffany and Amazon.com (in millons) are as follows:
End-of-Period Inventory Beginning-of-Period Inventory Tiffany Co. $2,073 $1,625 Amazon.com 6,031 4,992 The cost of merchandise sold reported by each company was as follows:
Tiffany Co. Amazon.com Cost of merchandise sold $1,492 $45,971
a. Determine the inventory turnover and number of days’ sales in inventory for Tiffany and Amazon.com. Use 365 days and round to two decimal places.
b. Interpret your results.
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Financial And Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 9781305267831,9781305267848
13th Edition
Authors: Carl S. Warren , James M. Reeve , Jonathan Duchac