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Northeast Beams, Inc

Finance Dec 19, 2020

Northeast Beams, Inc. uses the LIFO method to determine the cost of its inventories. It reported LIFO reserves of $20 million and $30 million at December 31, 2017 and 2018, respectively. Northeast Beams also reported LIFO inventories of $80 million and $90 million at December 31, 2017 and 2018, respectively. Northeast Beams' reported gross margin percentage (based on LIFO COGS) was 30% on sales of $600 million for the year ended December 31, 2018. If Northeast Beams, Inc. had used FIFO, its inventory turnover ratio for the year 2018 would have been (please round to the nearest two decimal place): Note that: Gross margin percentage = (Sales - COGS) / Sales Inventory turnover ratio = COGS / average inventory COGS means Costs of goods sold h a. 2.12 O b.3.73 O c.4.94 O d. 5.15 O e. None of the above

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lifo COGS= sales*(1-profit margin)= 600*.7=420

fifo cogs=lifo cogs-(ending lifo reserve-begining lifo reserve)= 420-(30-20)= 410;

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Average lifo inventory=(80+90)/2=85 ; avg lifo reserve= (20+30)/2=25

fifo inventory=avg lifo invntory+avg lifo reserve

fifo inventory=85+25=110

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fifo inventory turnover= fifo cogs/fifo avg inventory= 410/110= 3.73 (option B)

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