Question

a)      American Bacon Inc. financial statements are presented in the table below.

            Based on the information in the table, and using a 365-day year, calculate Average Day’s Cost of Goods Sold.

Round the answers to two decimal places

Balance Sheet December 31, 2010

Cash and marketable securities	$102,000	Accounts payable	$287,000
Accounts receivable	$299,000	Notes payable	$61,200
Inventories	$628,000	Accrued expenses	$51,900
Prepaid expenses	$10,300	Total current liabilities	$400,100
Total current assets	$1,039,300	Long-term debt	$415,000
Gross fixed assets	$1,502,000	Par value and paid-in-capital	$376,000
Less: accumulated depreciation	$312,000	Retained Earnings	$1,038,200
Net fixed assets	$1,190,000	Common Equity	1,414,200
Total assets	$2,229,300	Total liabilities and owner’s equity	$2,229,300

Income statement, Year of 2010

Net sales (all credit)	$6,387,700.00
Less: Cost of goods sold	$4,726,898.00
Selling and administrative expenses	$345,000.00
Depreciation expense	$148,000.00
EBIT	$1,167,802.00
Interest expense	$50,600.00
Earnings before taxes	$1,117,202.00
Income taxes	$446,880.80
Net income	$670,321.20

Answer 1

Average Day’s Cost of Goods Sold:

= Cost of goods sold/365 days

= $4,726,898/365

= $12,950.41

Hence, Average Day’s Cost of Goods Sold is $12,950.41 or $12,950.