Question

The December 31, 2015, balance sheet of Schism, Inc., showed long-term debt of $1,405,000, $141,000 in the common stock account, and $2,660,000 in the additional paid-in surplus account. The December 31, 2016, balance sheet showed long-term debt of $1,590,000, $151,000 in the common stock account, and $2,960,000 in the additional paid-in surplus account. The 2016 income statement showed an interest expense of $94,500 and the company paid out $146,000 in cash dividends during 2016. The firm’s net capital spending for 2016 was $970,000, and the firm reduced its net working capital investment by $126,000.
What was the firm's 2016 operating cash flow, or OCF? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, e.g., 1,234,567. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32.)

Answer 1

Answer: $589,500

Explanation:

The cash flow to the creditors in 2016 will be calculated as:

= $94,500 – ($1,590,000 - $1,405,000)

= $94,500 – $1,590,000 + $1,405,000

= -$90,500

For the shareholders, the cash flow in 2016 will be:

= $146,000 – [($151,000 + $2,960,000) – ($141,000 + $2,660,000)]

= -$164,000

Capital spending = $970,000

Cash flow due to the net working capital investment = -$126,000

OCF

= -$90,500 + (-$164,000) + $970,000 + (-$126,000)

= $589,500