a) Compare The Bay's operating cash flow (OCF) of 2006 with that of 2005, what do you
Question:
a) Compare The Bay's operating cash flow (OCF) of 2006 with that of 2005, what do you think is the major contributor to 2006's positive OCF? Briefly comment on The Bay's cash flow status.
b) Calculate The Bay's 2006 operating cashflow, assuming the change of "Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities" is -56,158 rather than +139,012?
c) In the year of 2006, The Bay securitized 900,000 of their credit card receivables through the use of Variable Interest Entity (VIE). The Bay's managers decide to not consolidate this VIE, although The Bay is the primary beneficiary of this VIE. How would this decision affect the debt-to-equity ratio, operating cash flow and current ratio?
Accounting concepts and applications
ISBN: 978-0538745482
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