Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio
Financial statement data for years ending December 31 for Broadwater Company are shown below.
a. Determine the fixed asset turnover ratio for 2012 and 2011.
b. Does the change in the fixed asset turnover ratio from 2011 to 2012 indicate a favorable or an unfavorable trend?
2012 | 2011 | ||
Net sales | $2,862,000 | $2,025,000 | |
Fixed assets: | |||
Beginning of year | 750,000 | 600,000 | |
End of year | 840,000 | 750,000 |
a. Fixed asset turnover:
b. The increase in the fixed asset turnover ratio from 3.0 to 3.6 indicates a favorable trend in the efficiency of using fixed assets to generate sales.
a.
2012 | 2011 | ||
Net sales | $2,862,000 | $2,025,000 | |
Fixed assets: | |||
Beginning of year | 750,000 | 600,000 | |
End of year | 840,000 | 750,000 | |
Average fixed assets | $795,000 | $675,000 | |
[($750,000 + $840,000) ÷ 2] | [($600,000 + $750,000) ÷ 2] | ||
Fixed asset turnover | 3.6 | 3.0 | |
($2,862,000 ÷ $795,000) | ($2,025,000 ÷ $675,000) |