Question: Miracle Tool, Inc., sells a single product (a combination screwdriver, pliers, hammer, and crescent wrench) exclusively through television advertising. The comparative income statements and balance
Miracle Tool, Inc., sells a single product (a combination screwdriver, pliers, hammer, and crescent wrench) exclusively through television advertising. The comparative income statements and balance sheets are for the past two years.
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The following information regarding the companys operations in 2018 is available from the companys accounting records.
Early in the year, the company declared and paid a $4,000 cash dividend.
During the year, marketable securities costing $15,000 were sold for $14,000 cash, resulting in a $1,000 nonoperating loss.
The company purchased plant assets for $20,000, paying $2,000 in cash and issuing a note payable for the $18,000 balance.
During the year, the company repaid a $10,000 note payable, but incurred an additional $18,000 in long-term debt as described in Transaction 3.
The owners invested $15,000 cash in the business as a condition of the new loans described in Transaction 4.
| MIRACLE TOOL, INC. | ||||||||
| COMPARATIVE INCOME STATEMENT | ||||||||
| FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2018 | ||||||||
| 2017 | 2018 | |||||||
| Sales | $ | 500,000 | $ | 350,000 | ||||
| Less: Cost of goods sold | 200,000 | 140,000 | ||||||
| Gross profit on sales | $ | 300,000 | $ | 210,000 | ||||
| Less: Operating expenses (including depreciation of $34,000 in 2017 and $35,000 in 2018) | 260,000 | 243,000 | ||||||
| Loss on sale of marketable securities | 0 | 1,000 | ||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 40,000 | $ | (34,000 | ) | |||
| MIRACLE TOOL, INC. COMPARATIVE BALANCE SHEETS | |||||||||||
| December 31, | |||||||||||
| 2017 | 2018 | ||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 10,000 | $ | 60,000 | |||||||
| Marketable securities | 20,000 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Accounts receivable | 40,000 | 23,000 | |||||||||
| Inventory | 120,000 | 122,000 | |||||||||
| Plant and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation) | 300,000 | 285,000 | |||||||||
| Totals | $ | 490,000 | $ | 495,000 | |||||||
| Liabilities & Stockholders' Equity | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 50,000 | $ | 73,000 | |||||||
| Accrued expenses payable | 17,000 | 14,000 | |||||||||
| Note payable | 245,000 | 253,000 | |||||||||
| Capital stock (no par value) | 120,000 | 135,000 | |||||||||
| Retained earnings | 58,000 | 20,000 | |||||||||
| Totals | $ | 490,000 | $ | 495,000 | |||||||
Required:
a. Prepare a worksheet for a statement of cash flows.
b. Prepare a statement of cash flows for 2018 by the indirect method.
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