The following accounting information pertains to two retail stores that specialize in selling winter ski gear. Aspen

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The following accounting information pertains to two retail stores that specialize in selling winter ski gear. Aspen Sports operates only a few locations and has a market strategy of selling only high-end ski gear. Discount Ski has many locations but sells lower-quality products than Aspen Sports.

Discount Ski Aspen Sports Sales Cost of goods sold $800,000 $200,000 $300,000 ? ? Gross margin percentage 20%


Discount Ski has an average inventory balance of $60,000, while Aspen Sports’s average inventory balance is $55,000.
a. Complete the table above by filling in the missing amounts.
b. Which retail store is using a higher cost/lower volume strategy regarding sales?
c. Calculate the inventory turnover and the average days to sale inventory for each retail store. Based on your calculations, which retail store will need to reorder inventory more frequently?

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Introductory Financial Accounting for Business

ISBN: 978-1260299441

1st edition

Authors: Thomas Edmonds, Christopher Edmonds

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