Locate the errors in the following statement of cash flows. The cash balance at the beginning of
Question:
Locate the errors in the following statement of cash flows. The cash balance at the beginning of the year was $240,000. The cash balance at the end of the year may be incorrect. Also, other amounts may need to be changed from positive to negative, or from negative to positive.
Shasta Inc. |
Statement of Cash Flows |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2016 |
1 | Cash flows from operating activities: | |||
2 | Net income | $360,000.00 | ||
3 | Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow from operating activities: | |||
4 | Depreciation | 100,800.00 | ||
5 | Gain on sale of investments | 17,280.00 | ||
6 | Changes in current operating assets and liabilities: | |||
7 | Increase in accounts receivable | 27,360.00 | ||
8 | Increase in inventories | (36,000.00) | ||
9 | Increase in accounts payable | (3,600.00) | ||
10 | Decrease in accrued expenses payable | (2,400.00) | ||
11 | Net cash flow from operating activities | $463,440.00 | ||
12 | ||||
13 | Cash flows from investing activities: | |||
14 | Cash received from sale of investments | $240,000.00 | ||
15 | Less: Cash paid for purchase of land | $259,200.00 | ||
16 | Less: Cash paid for purchase of equipment | 432,000.00 | 691,200.00 | |
17 | Net cash flow used for investing activities | (451,200.00) | ||
18 | ||||
19 | Cash flows from financing activities: | |||
20 | Cash received from sale of common stock | $312,000.00 | ||
21 | Less: Cash paid for dividends | 132,000.00 | ||
22 | Net cash flow from financing activities | 180,000.00 | ||
23 | Increase in cash | $47,760.00 | ||
24 | Cash at the end of the year | 192,240.00 | ||
25 | Cash at the beginning of the year | $240,000.00 |
A. Answer the questions in the Questions panel. Use your answers to help you in locating errors for the above statement of cash flows.
B. Enter the corrected amounts in the Questions panel. Use the minus sign to indicate cash outflows, cash payments, and decreases in cash.
C. Based on the corrected amounts and the fact that the correct cash balance at the beginning of the year was $240,000, enter the corrected amounts for the increase in cash and the cash balance at the end of the year.
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