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Chapter 14: Q16RQ (page 769)
Why might a spreadsheet be helpful when completing the statement of cash flows?
The spreadsheets help in the creating cash flow statement because it makes the calculation of cash flow statement from the balance sheet and profit and loss accounts easier.
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Accountants for Benson, Inc. have assembled the following data for the year ended December 31, 2018:
2018 2017 Current Assets: Cash \( 105,100 \) 18,000 Accounts Receivable 64,400 68,900 Merchandise Inventory 86,000 82,000 Current Liabilities: Accounts Payable 58,000 56,100 Income Tax Payable 14,700 16,900
Transaction Data for 2018:
Issuance of common stock for cash \( 37,000
Payment of notes payable \) 47,100
Depreciation expense 24,000
Payment of cash dividends 53,000
Purchase of equipment with cash 69,000
Issuance of notes payable to borrow cash 68,000
Acquisition of land by issuing long-term notes payable 123,000
Gain on sale of building 4,500
Book value of building sold 61,000
Net income 66,000
Prepare Benson’s statement of cash flows using the indirect method. Include an accompanying schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities
Preparing operating activities cash flow—direct method
The accounting records of Four Seasons Parts reveal the following:
Payment of salaries and wages \( 34,000
Net income \) 21,000
Depreciation expense 10,000
Payment of income tax 16,000
Payment of interest 17,000
Collection of dividend revenue 5,000
Payment of dividends 5,000
Payment to suppliers 51,000
Collections from customers 116,000
Compute cash flows from operating activities using the direct method for the year ended December 31, 2018.
Preparing the statement of cash flows—indirect method with non-cash transactions the 2018 income statement and comparative balance sheet of Rolling Hills, Inc. follow:
Additionally, Rolling Hills purchased land of \(21,100 by financing it 100% with long-term notes payable during 2018. During the year, there were no sales of land, no retirements of stock, and no treasury stock transactions. A plant asset was disposed of for \)0. The cost and the accumulated depreciation of the disposed asset was $13,410. The plant acquisition was for cash.
Requirements
1. Prepare the 2018 statement of cash flows, formatting operating activities by the indirect method.
2. How will what you learned in this problem help you evaluate an investment?
Question: Classifying items on the indirect statement of cash flows
Destiny Corporation is preparing its statement of cash flows by the indirect method. Destiny has the following items for you to consider in preparing the statement:
a. Increase in accounts payable
b. Payment of dividends
c. Decrease in accrued liabilities
d. Issuance of common stock
e. Gain on sale of building
f. Loss on sale of land
g. Depreciation expense
h. Increase in merchandise inventory
i. Decrease in accounts receivable
j. Purchase of equipment
Identify each item as a(n): • Operating activity—addition to net income (O+) or subtraction from net income (O-) • Investing activity—cash inflow (I+) or cash outflow (I-) • Financing activity—cash inflow (F+) or cash outflow (F-) • Activity that is not used to prepare the indirect statement of cash flows (N)
Preparing the statement of cash flows—indirect method The income statement of Boost Plus, Inc. follows: Gross Profit Net Sales Revenue Cost of Goods Sold Salaries Expense 137,000 94,000 3,000 56,000 \( 54,000 81,000 Depreciation Expense––Plant Assets Net Income Before Income Taxes Income Tax Expense Net Income Total Operating Expenses 27,000 \) 53,000 BOOST PLUS, INC. Income Statement Year Ended September 30, 2018 Operating Expenses: \( 231,000 Additional data follow: a. Acquisition of plant assets is \)124,000. Of this amount, \(108,000 is paid in cash and \)16,000 by signing a note payable. b. Cash receipt from sale of land totals \(20,000. There was no gain or loss. c. Cash receipts from issuance of common stock total \)36,000. d. Payment of notes payable is \(15,000. e. Payment of dividends is \)5,000. f. From the balance sheet: September 30 2018 2017 Cash \( 39,000 \) 13,000 Accounts Receivable 46,000 61,000 Merchandise Inventory 94,000 88,000 Land 82,000 102,000 Plant Assets 214,000 90,000 Accumulated Depreciation (61,000) (34,000) Accounts Payable 32,000 15,000 Accrued Liabilities 12,000 20,000 Notes Payable (long-term) 16,000 15,000 Common Stock, no par 40,000 4,000 Retained Earnings 314,000 266,000 Prepare Boost Plus’s statement of cash flows for the year ended September 30, 2018, using the indirect method. Include a separate section for non-cash investing and financing activities
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