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Chapter 14: Q26P (page 780)

Use the Rouse Exercise Equipment data in Exercises E14-23 and E14-24. Rouse plansto purchase a truck for \(23,000 and a forklift for \)125,000 next year. In addition, itplans to pay cash dividends of $3,500. Assuming Rouse plans similar activity for 2019,what would be the amount of free cash flow?

Short Answer

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The free cash flow amount of the company is $12,000.

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Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow means the cash produced by the company after considering and studying the cash outflows for running its business operations and keeping up its capital assets.

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Calculation of free cash flows

Freecashflow=Cashflowfromoperatingactivity-Capitalexpenditure=$160,000-$23,000+$125,000=$12,000

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Most popular questions from this chapter

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?

Computing operating activities cash flow—indirect method

The records of Vintage Color Engraving reveal the following:

Net income \( 36,000

Depreciation expense \) 5,000

Sales revenue 53,000

Decrease in current liabilities 19,000

Loss on sale of land 4,000

Increase in current assets other than cash 10,000

Acquisition of land 35,000

Compute cash flows from operating activities by the indirect method for year ended December 31, 2018.

Preparing the direct method statement of cash flows Use the data in Short Exercise S14A-12 and your results. Prepare the business’s complete statement of cash flows for the year ended June 30, 2018, using the direct method for operating activities

Question: 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.

Question: Explain why depreciation expense, depletion expense, and amortization expense are added to net income in the operating activities section of the statement of cash flows when using the indirect method.
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