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____ a. Increase in accounts payable _____ g. Depreciation expense ____ b. Payme

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Question

____ a. Increase in accounts payable                                    _____ g. Depreciation expense

____ b. Payment of dividends                                                _____ h. Increase in Inventory

____ c. Decrease in accrued liabilities                                   _____ i. Decrease in accounts receivable

____ d. Issuance of common stock                                       _____ j. Purchase of equipment

____ e. Gain on sale of building

____ f. Loss on sale

1. Indentify each item as a (n)

a) Operating activity -addition to net income (O+), or subtraction from net income (O-)

b) Investing activity -addition to cash flow (1+), or subtraction from cash flow (1-)

c) Financing activity-addition to cash flow (F+), or subtraction from cash flow (F-)

d) Activity that is not used to prepare the indirect cash flow statement (N)

Explanation / Answer

Increase In Accounts Payable: O+ > This is because at the year end you have paid less amount to your suppliers in cash , which would have an increasing effect on cash flow

Payment of Dividends : F- > Cash outflow from company to shareholder

Decrease in Accrued Liabilities: O-

Issuance of Common stock: F+

Gain On sale of building : O- > Net income includes gain on sales and such gains need to be removed and hence are to be deducted

Loss on sales: O+ > Net income includes loss on sales and such loss need to be removed and hence are to be added

Depreciation Expense : O+ > Net income includes non cash expenses which need to be removed and hence are to be added

Increase in Inventory: O-

Decrease in Accounts Receivable : O+ > You have collected more cash which has resulted in decrease in accounts receivable.

Purchase of Equipment: 1- > Purchase of asset would be a cash outflow from investing activity