Answer and Explanation:
The computation is shown below;
For Year 1
Average inventory = (Beginning inventory + Ending inventory)รท 2
= ($64,000 + $80,000) รท 2
= $72,000
Inventory turnover = Cost of goods sold ย รท Average inventory
= $606,000 รท 72,000
= 8.4 times
Days in inventory = 365 รท Inventory turnover ratio
= 365 รท 8.4
= 43.5 days
For Year 2
Average inventory = (Beginning inventory + Ending inventory) รท 2
= ($80,000 + $72,000) รท 2
= $76,000
Inventory turnover = Cost of goods sold รท Average inventory
= $500,800 รท 76,000
= 6.6 times
Days in inventory = 365 รท Inventory turnover ratio
= 365 รท 6.6
= 55.3 days