Question

Yowell Company began operations on January 1, Year 1. During Year 1, the company engaged in the following cash transactions: 1) issued stock for $46,000 2) borrowed $28,000 from its bank 3) provided consulting services for $44,000 cash 4) paid back $18,000 of the bank loan 5) paid rent expense for $10,500 6) purchased equipment for $15,000 cash 7) paid $3,300 dividends to stockholders 8) paid employees' salaries of $24,000 What is Yowell's net cash flow from operating activities?

Answer 1

Answer:

$9,500

Explanation:

The cash flow statement categories the company's transactions in a financial period into 3 groups; these are operating, investing and financing.

The net profit/loss, depreciation, changes in current assets (other than cash) and liabilities are considered as operating activities including income taxes.  

The sale of assets, interest received, purchase of investments are examples of investing activities while the issuance of stocks, debt principal deduction (loan settlement), issuance of debt securities etc are examples of financing activities.

An increase in assets other than cash is an outflow while an increase in liabilities is an inflow. Depreciation and other non-cash expenses deducted in the income statements are added back while the non-cash income such gain on asset are deducted from net income.

Yowell's net cash flow from operating activities

= $44,000 - $10,500 - $24,000

= $9,500

Other transactions will be stated in the investing and financing sections of the cash flow statements