Use the Following Information Regarding Black Company and Red Company

question 117

Multiple Choice

Use the following information regarding Black Company and Red Company to answer the question "Which amount is equal to Red Company's "days in inventory" for 2016 (to the closest decimal place) ?" $$\begin{array}{l}\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | } \hline & \text { Year } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Inventory } \\\text { Turnover }\end{array} & \text { Ending Inventory } \\\hline \text { Black Company } & 2015 & & \$ 26,340 \\\hline & 2016 & 8.7 & \$ 29,890 \\\hline & 2017 & 8.4 & \$ 30,100 \\\hline\\\hline \text { Red Company } & 2015 & & \$ 25,860 \\\hline & 2016 & 7.0 & \$ 24,750 \\\hline & 2017 & 7.5 & \$ 22,530 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$$

• A)43.5 days
• B)48.7 days
• C)42.0 days
• D)52.1 days

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Definitions:

Net Operating Income

A measure of a company's profitability from its core business operations, excluding taxes and interest expenses.

Direct Labor Cost

The total cost of workforce directly involved in the production of goods or services, excluding indirect labor such as administration.

Variable Costing

A costing technique that only assigns variable production costs to inventory, helping managers understand the impact of production levels on total costs.

Net Operating Income

The income produced through a firm's regular commercial activities, not including taxes and interest.