Selected financial information for Solomon Company for 2019 follows: Sales $ 2,500,000
Cost of goods sold 1,750,000
Merchandise inventory
Beginning of year 154,000
End of year 200,000
Required
Assuming that the merchandise inventory buildup was relatively constant, how many times did the merchandise inventory turn over during 2019? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Merchandise inventory turnover times

9.89 times

Explanation:

Calculation to determine the merchandise inventory turn over during 2019

First step is calculate the Average Inventory using this formula

Average Inventory = (Opening Inventory + Closing Inventory) / 2

Let plug in the formula

Average Inventory= (154,000 + 200,000) / 2

Average Inventory= 354,000 / 2

Average Inventory= 177,000

Now let determine the Merchandise Inventory Turnover using this formula

Merchandise Inventory Turnover = Cost of goods sold/ Average Inventory

Let plug in the formula

Merchandise Inventory Turnover= 1,750,000 / 177,000

Merchandise Inventory Turnover= 9.89 times

Therefore Assuming that the merchandise inventory buildup was relatively constant, the merchandise inventory turn over during 2019 is 9.89 times