Answer:
we need to calculate the Average Fixed assets for both the periods.
Average Fixed Assets = (Fixed Assets at the beginning + Fixed assets at the ending period)/2
Current Year = ($901070+829330)/2
= 1730400/2
=$865200
Prior Year = $820000+901070
= 1721070/2
= $860535
Fixed Assets Turnover = Sales/Average Fixed Assets
Current year = $2595600/865200
= 3
Prior Year = $2409498/860535
= 2.8
b) There is an increase in the Fixed asset turnover which indicates an increase in efficiency of using fixed assets to generate sales.
Answer:
a. Current year 1.5 Prior year 1.4
b. Yes it indicates a favorable trend as it shows that sales of $1.50 was generated for every $1 invested in current year as against $1.40 for every $1 invested in prior year.
Explanation:
Fixed Asset turnover is the ratio of revenue to average Fixed assets of a company.
It is a financial indicator that shows how much revenue a company generates in an accounting period for each $ 1 invested in assets (fixed asset in this case).
Average assets in the
current year
= $901,070 + $829,330
= $1,730,400
Prior year
= $820,000 + $901,070
= $1,721,070
As such fixed assets turnover for
current year
= $2,595,600/$1,730,400
= 1.5
prior year
= $2,409,498/$1,721,070
= 1.4
