Question

On January 1, Year 2, Grande Company had a $16,000 balance in the Accounts Receivable account and a zero balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts account. During Year 2, Grande provided $104,000 of service on account. The company collected $97,000 cash from accounts receivable. Uncollectible accounts are estimated to be 2% of sales on account. Based on this information, the amount of cash flow from operating activities that would appear on the Year 2 statement of cash flows is:

Answer 1

Answer:

Based on this information, the amount of cash flow from operating activities that would appear on the Year 2 statement of cash flows is:

= $97,000.

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Accounts Receivable balance on January 1, Year 2 = $16,000

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts balance on January 1, Year 2 = $0

Service Revenue on credit during Year 2 = $104,000

Cash collected from Accounts Receivable = $97,000

Accounts Receivable balance on December 31, Year 2 = $23,000

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts balance on December 31, Year 2 = $2,080 ($104,000 * 2%)

Net Accounts Receivable balance on December 31, Year 2 = $20,920 ($23,000 - $2,080)

b) The $97,000 is the actual cash inflow received from customers during Year 2.  It increases the cash inflows and forms part of the operating activities section of the Statement of Cash Flows for Year 2 under the direct method.