Question

The net income reported on the income statement for the current year was $121,900. Depreciation recorded on store equipment for the year amounted to $20,100. Balances of the current asset and current liability accounts at the beginning and end of the year are as follows: End of Year Beginning of Year Cash $48,030 $44,190 Accounts receivable (net) 34,440 32,660 Merchandise inventory 47,020 49,710 Prepaid expenses 5,280 4,200 Accounts payable (merchandise creditors) 45,000 41,800 Wages payable 24,590 27,310 a. Prepare the Cash Flows from Operating Activities section of the statement of cash flows, using the indirect method. Use the minus sign to indicate cash outflows, cash payments, decreases in cash, or any negative adjustments. Statement of Cash Flows (partial) Cash flows from operating activities: $ Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow from operating activities: Changes in current operating assets and liabilities: Net cash flow from operating activities $ b. Cash flows from operating activities differs from net income because it does not use the of accounting. For example revenues are recorded on the income statement when .

Answer 1

Answer:

See answers below.

Explanation:

In order to get net cash flow through indirect method, we will have to make adjustment to the net income; hence we get the increase or decrease of different accounts with the data balance.

a) End beginning cash $48,030 $44,190

Increase in cash $3,840

Accounts receivable(net) $34,440 $32,660

Increase in accounts receivable $1,780

Merchandise Inventory $47,020 $49,710

Decreased inventory -$2,690

Prepaid expenses $5,280 $4,200

Increase prepaid expenses $1,080

Accounts payable(Merchandise creditors) $45,000 $41,800

Accounts payable increase $3,200

Wages payable $24,590 $27,310

Decreased wages payable -$2,720

Per below, we have some accounts that are added (+) to the net income while some are also deducted (-).

Net income $121,900

Adjustment to reconcile the net income to cash

+ Depreciation $20,100

+ Increase in cash $3,840

- Increase in accounts receivable ($1,780)

+ Inventory decrease $2,690

- Increase prepaid expenses ($1,080)

+ Accounts payable increase $3,200

- Decreased wages payable ($2,720)

Net cash $146,150

b) Briefly explain why net cash flow from operating activities is different other than net income.

The reason is that while net income refers to the earned profit by a company for a period ; cash flow from operating activities are measurement of daily cash (in and out) expended on business operation. Cash flow give explanation on the use of cash in an organization on a daily basis which includes net income from the income statement, changes in working capital, adjustments to net profits etc. t is to be noted that the starting point of calculating cash flow from operating activities is the net income.