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Using a spreadsheet to prepare the statement of cash flows—indirect method Use the Boost Plus, Inc. data in Exercise E14-21 to prepare the spreadsheet for the 2018 statement of cash flows. Format cash flows from operating activities by the indirect method.

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Net increase/(decrease) in cash is $26,000.

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Statement of cash flows using indirect method

Boost Plus Inc.

Spreadsheet for statement of cash flows

Year ended December 31, 2018
Panel A-Balance Sheet

Balance

31/12/2017


Transaction Analysis

Balance

31/12/2018

Debit

Credit

Cash

$13,000

$39,000

Account receivables

$61,000.00

$15,000.00

$46,000

Land

$102,000.00

$20,000.00

$82,000

Plant Assets

$90,000

$124,000

$214,000

Accumulated Depreciation

($34,000)

($27,000)

($61,000)

Merchandise Inventory

$88,000

$6,000

$94,000

Total Assets

$320,000

$130,000

$8,000

$414,000

Accounts Payable

$15,000

$17,000

$32,000

Accrued Liabilities

$20,000

$8,000

$12,000

Common Stock

$4,000

$36,000

$40,000

Notes Payable (Long-Term)

$15,000

$1,000

$16,000

Retained Earnings

$266,000

$48,000

$314,000

Total Liabilities and Shareholder’s Equity

$320,000

$8,000

$102000

$414,000

Panel B- Statement of Cash Flows

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Net Income

$53,000

Adjustments to reconcile Net Income to Net cash provided by Operating Activities:

Depreciating Expense

$27,000

Decrease in account receivables

$15,000

Increase in merchandise inventory

$6,000

Increase in account payable

$17,000

Decrease in accrued liability

$8,000

Net cash provided/ (used) in operating activities

Cash flow from Investing Activities:

Purchase of plant

$108,000

Sale of land

$20,000

Net cash provided/ (used) in Investing activities

Cash flow from Financing Activities:

Issuance of common stock

$36,000

Payment of notes payable

$15,000

Dividend paid

$5,000

Net cash provided/ (used) in financing activities

Net increase/ (decrease) in cash

$26,000

$168,000

$168,000

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Schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities

Boost Plus Inc.

Statement of Cash Flows (Partial)

For the year ended December 31, 2018

Non-cash Investing and financing activities

Acquisition of land by issuing long-term notes payable

$16,000

Total Non-cash Investing and financing activities

$16,000

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Most popular questions from this chapter

Question: Classifying items on the indirect statement of cash flows

The statement of cash flows categorizes like transactions for optimal reporting. Identify each item as a(n):

• Operating activity—addition to net income (O+) or subtraction from net income (O-)

• Investing activity—cash inflow (I+) or cash outflow (I-)

• Financing activity—cash inflow (F+) or cash outflow (F-)

• Non-cash investing and financing activity (NIF)

• Activity that is not used to prepare the indirect statement of cash flows (N)

The indirect method is used to report cash flows from operating activities.

  1. Loss on sale of land.
  2. Acquisition of equipment by issuance of note payable.
  3. Payment of long-term debt.
  4. Acquisition of building by issuance of common stock.
  5. Increase in Salaries Payable.
  6. Decrease in Merchandise Inventory.
  7. Increase in Prepaid Expenses.
  8. Decrease in Accrued Liabilities.
  9. Cash sale of land (no gain or loss).
  10. Issuance of long-term note payable to borrow cash.
  11. Depreciation Expense.
  12. Purchase of treasury stock.
  13. Issuance of common stock.
  14. Increase in Accounts Payable.
  15. Net income.
  16. Payment of cash dividend


Question: Computing cash flows for investing and financing activities Consider the following facts for Java Jolt:

  1. Beginning and ending Retained Earnings are \(45,000 and \)70,000, respectively. Net income for the period is \(60,000.
  2. Beginning and ending Plant Assets are \)124,500 and \(134,500, respectively.
  3. Beginning and ending Accumulated Depreciation—Plant Assets are \)21,500 and \(26,500, respectively.
  4. Depreciation Expense for the period is \)17,000, and acquisitions of new plant assets total \(29,000. Plant assets were sold at a \)5,000 gain. Requirements
  5. How much are cash dividends?
  6. What was the amount of the cash receipt from the sale of plant assets?

Question: Describe the five steps used to prepare the statement of cash flows by the indirect method.

Question: If a company experienced a loss on disposal of long-term assets, how would this be reported in the operating activities section of the statement of cash flows when using the indirect method? Why?

Question: Computing cash flows from operating activities—indirect method

Winding Road Cellular accountants have assembled the following data for the year ended April 30, 2018:

Cash receipt from sale of land \( 27,000

Net income \) 55,000

Depreciation expense 2,000

Cash purchase of equipment 44,000

Cash payment of dividends 5,800

Decrease in current liabilities 20,000

Cash receipt from issuance of common stock 17,000

Increase in current assets other than cash 27,000

Prepare the operating activities section using the indirect method for Winding Road Cellular’s statement of cash flows for the year ended April 30, 2018.

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