# Fixed asset turnover ratio Financial statement data for years ending December 31 for DePuy Company follow: Year 2 Year 1 Sales $5,510,000$4,880,000 Fixed assets: Beginning of year 1,600,000 1,450,000 End of year 2,200,000 1,600,000 a. Determine the fixed asset turnover ratio for Year 1 and Year 2. b. Does the change in the fixed asset turnover ratio from Year 1 to Year 2 indicate a favorable or an unfavorable change?

### Accounting

27th Edition
WARREN + 5 others
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
ISBN: 9781337272094

### Accounting

27th Edition
WARREN + 5 others
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
ISBN: 9781337272094

#### Solutions

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Chapter 10, Problem 10.9APE
Textbook Problem

## Fixed asset turnover ratioFinancial statement data for years ending December 31 for DePuy Company follow: Year 2 Year 1 Sales $5,510,000$4,880,000 Fixed assets: Beginning of year 1,600,000 1,450,000 End of year 2,200,000 1,600,000 a.    Determine the fixed asset turnover ratio for Year 1 and Year 2.b.    Does the change in the fixed asset turnover ratio from Year 1 to Year 2 indicate a favorable or an unfavorable change?

Expert Solution

a.

To determine

Fixed Asset turnover: It is a ratio that measures the productive capacity of the fixed assets to generate the sales revenue for the company. Thus, it shows the relationship between the net sales and the average total fixed assets. The following is the formula to calculate the ratio:

FixedAsset turnover =SalesAverage totalfixed assets

To determine: the fixed asset Turnover Ratio of Company D for Year 1 ad Year 2.

### Explanation of Solution

Calculate the fixed asset turnover ratio:

For Year 1

Sales= $4,880,000 Total average fixed assets=$1,525,000 (1)

FixedAssets Turnover=SalesAverage FixedAssets=$4,880,000$1,525,000=3.2times

Working note:

Calculate the average total fixed assets.

Beginning total fixed assets = $1,450,000 Ending total fixed assets =$1,600,000

Average total assets=Total Beginning FixedAssets+Total EndingFixed Assets2=$1,450,000+$1,600,0002=\$1,525,000

Expert Solution

b.

To determine

To explain: whether the change in the fixed asset turnover ratio from Year 1 to Year 2 indicates a favorable or unfavorable change.

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