Question: The information below was collected from the forecasting process to forecast cash flow for next month for a small healthcare provider. Using the indirect method

The information below was collected from the forecasting process to forecast cash flow for next month for a small healthcare provider.
Using the indirect method (Net Income - Changes in Assets + Changes in Liabilities = Net Cash Flow) create a forecast for cash flow.
1. Net income is forecasted to be $1,000,000(Revenue of $2,000,000 and costs of $1,000,000)
2. For forecasting purposes it usually assumed that 80% of revenue will go to insurance and will not be collected for at least 2 months and thus 80% will got to accounts receivable where the remaining 20% will be collected upfront as cash.
3. It expected that $1,000,000 in accounts receivable will be collected next month that is from previous months sales.
3. Depreciation expense is forecasted to be $100,000
4. Due to having more customers, the healthcare provider needs to increase inventory by $150,000
5. Payments of $500,000 due to suppliers will be due next month but you will aslo add $700,000 to accounts payable from additional purchases.
Directions: Fill in the form below using the information above. Please note that the net cash flow will calculate automatically as you enter dollar amounts into each cell. Enter amounts in whole dollars. The cells are already formatted for that so you can just type in the number.
Line Item Answer (Each answer is worth 11 points.)
Net income--------------------------------------------------------->
Minus Change in Accounts Receivable------------------------->
Add back Depreciation Expense (non cash flow expense)-->
Minus change in Inventory--------------------------------------->
Plus change in Accounts Payable ------------------------------->
=Net Cash Flow ----------------------------------------------------> $0.00

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