Cash Flows from Operating ActivitiesIndirect Method

The net income reported on the income statement for the current year was $145,600. Depreciation recorded on store equipment for the year amounted to $24,000. 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	$57,660		$53,050
Accounts receivable (net)	41,340		39,200
Merchandise inventory	56,450		59,680
Prepaid expenses	6,340		5,040
Accounts payable (merchandise creditors)	54,030		50,190
Wages payable	29,520		32,780

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:
Net income	$
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow from operating activities:
Depreciation
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 ___