Question

Assume that a new project will annually generate revenues of $2 million. Cash expenses including both fixed and variable costs will be $800,000, and depreciation will increase by $200,000 per year. In addition, let’s assume that the firm’s marginal tax rate is 34 percent. Calculate the operating cash flows.

Answer 1

Answer:

Cash flow from operating activities 992,000

Explanation:

revenue                 2,000,000

expenses                  800,000

before tax income 1,200,000

tax rate 34%           (408,000)  

Net Income              792,000

Non-monetary

depreciation           200,000

Cash flow from operating activities 992,000

To solve this we use the indirect method.

We will calculate the net income as usual and once we got there, we remove the non-monetary expeses or revenues.

Always, the depreciaton must be removed.

The depreciation is an accounting tool to distributethe cost of fixed assets during time, it do not represent an actual cash disbursement.

This means our cash flow is greater than net income by this amount.