Financial statement data for years ending December 31, 2019 and 2018, for Edison Company follow: 2019 2018 Sales $513,500 $480,000 Total assets: Beginning of year 360,000 280,000 End of year 430,000 360,000 a. Determine the asset turnover for 2019 and 2018. Round your answers to one decimal place.

The answer is

For 2018 - 1.5

For 2019 - 1.3

Explanation:

Asset turnover ratio=Net sales/average total assets

For 2018:

Sales - $480,000

Beginning asset - 360,000

Ending asset - 360,000

Average total asset:

($280,000 + $360,000) / 2

=$320,000

Therefore, asset turnover for 2018 is:

$480,000/$320,000

=1.5

For 2019:

Sales - $513,500

Beginning asset - $360,000

Ending asset - $430,000

Average total asset:

($360,000 + $430,000) / 2

=$395,000

Therefore, asset turnover for 2019 is:

$513,500/$395,000

=1.3