The Number Of Days' Sales In Inventory Is Calculated As __________ Divided By __________.
The correct option of this multiple choice question (mcq) is (a), as this ratio shows how many days or time taken by a company to acquire, sell and replace inventory. The average of merchandise and the number of days of sales in current inventory will decide this ratio. If this ratio is small, then it shows that the company’s management is effective in selling merchandise to customers in less days. On the other hand, if this ratio is large, then it means that the company takes more days in selling its current stock of merchandise to customers due to poor inventory management and overstock problems. The formula to calculate this ratio is shown below: Number Of Days’ Sales In Inventory (DSI) = Average Inventory / Average Daily Cost Of Goods Sold The above formula can also be written as shown below: DSI = Average Inventory / Cost of Goods Sold X 365 Here AI is equal to OI plus CI divided by two (OI + CI / 2) Example: If AI is $4,000 and cost of goods sold is $60,000 during the accoun...