Nike and the adidas Group compete toe-to-toe in the sport shoe and sport apparel business. For both

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Nike and the adidas Group compete toe-to-toe in the sport shoe and sport apparel business. For both companies, inventory is a significant portion of total assets. The following information was taken from each entity’s latest financial statements and notes to those financial statements. Note that Nike’s year-end is 31 May and adidas Group’s is 31 December.

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Answer each of these questions on how these two entities manage inventory:

(a) What challenges of inventory management might Nike and adidas Group face in the international sport apparel industry?

(b) What inventory cost flow assumptions does each entity use?

(c) adidas Group provides more detail regarding the nature of its inventory (e.g. raw materials, work in progress and finished goods) than does Nike. How might this additional information be useful in evaluating adidas Group?

(d) Calculate and interpret inventory turnover and days in inventory for each company for the latest year using the figures for total inventory.

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Financial Accounting Reporting Analysis And Decision Making

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Authors: Shirley Carlon, Rosina Mladenovic Mcalpine, Chrisann Palm, Lorena Mitrione, Ngaire Kirk, Lily Wong

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