Cash Flows from (Used for) Operating Activities The net income reported on the income statement for the current year was $137,500. Depreciation recorded on store equipment for the year amounted to $22,700. Balances of the current asset and current liability accounts at the beginning and end of the year are as follows:   End of Year Beginning of Year Cash $53,350   $48,550   Accounts receivable (net) 38,250   35,880   Merchandise inventory 52,230   54,620   Prepaid expenses 5,870   4,610   Accounts payable (merchandise creditors) 49,990   45,930   Wages payable 27,320   30,000   a.  Prepare the Cash Flows from (used for) Operating Activities section of the statement of cash flows, using the indirect method. Use the minus sign to indicate cash outflows, cash payments, decreases in cash, or any negative adjustments.

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Cash Flows from (Used for) Operating Activities

The net income reported on the income statement for the current year was $137,500. Depreciation recorded on store equipment for the year amounted to $22,700. Balances of the current asset and current liability accounts at the beginning and end of the year are as follows:

  End
of Year
Beginning
of Year
Cash $53,350   $48,550  
Accounts receivable (net) 38,250   35,880  
Merchandise inventory 52,230   54,620  
Prepaid expenses 5,870   4,610  
Accounts payable (merchandise creditors) 49,990   45,930  
Wages payable 27,320   30,000  

a.  Prepare the Cash Flows from (used for) Operating Activities section of the statement of cash flows, using the indirect method. Use the minus sign to indicate cash outflows, cash payments, decreases in cash, or any negative adjustments.

 

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