Accounting and Financial Management CAPRI LIMITED: PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND PLANNING For many years Capri Limited has delivered
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Accounting and Financial Management
CAPRI LIMITED: PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND PLANNING
For many years Capri Limited has delivered on its quality products promise to consumers, ensuring continued access to an ever-growing range of established and well-loved brands. Through a spirit of innovation, the company continues to deliver new and exciting products in response to the evolving needs of its customers. Despite its success the management has noted areas for improvement. This is evident in the following financial statements for the past two years:
| CAPRI LIMITED | |
| STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 | |
| Rand | |
| Cash flows from operating activities | 756 000 |
| Profit before interest and tax/Operating profit | 900 000 |
| Adjustments to convert to cash from operations | ? |
| Add: Depreciation | 252 000 |
| ? | ? |
| ? | ? |
| Profit before working capital changes | ? |
| Working capital changes | 194 400 |
| Decrease in inventory | 288 000 |
| Increase in receivables | (396 000) |
| Increase in payables | 302 400 |
| Cash generated from operations | 1 346 400 |
| Interest income | 72 000 |
| Dividends paid | ? |
| Company tax paid | (388 800) |
| Cash flows from investing activities | (1 368 000) |
| Non-current assets purchased | (1 476 000) |
| Proceeds from sale of vehicles (sold at a profit of R150 000) | 540 000 |
| Increase in long-term investments | (612 000) |
| Disposal of long-term investments (disposed at a loss of R150 000) | 180 000 |
| Cash flows from financing activities | 720 000 |
| Proceeds from issue of ordinary shares | 720 000 |
| Net increase/decrease in cash and cash equivalents | ? |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 792 000 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | ? |
QUESTIONS
REQUIRED
Answer the questions below that are based on the Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended 31 December 2021 provided above:
1) Dividends paid
2) Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
3) Carrying/Book value of the vehicles sold
4) Apart from depreciation (R252 000), identify TWO (2) other adjustments (with the amounts) that would be needed to convert to cash from operations.
5) Comment on the following:
(a) Cash flows from operating activities R756 000
(b) Increase in receivables (R396 000)
(c) Cash flows from investing activities (R1 368 000)
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