Financial & Managerial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781337119207
Author: Carl Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 13, Problem 4ADM
Priceline:
Priceline Group, Inc. is a leading provider of online travel reservation services, including brand names Priceline, KAYAK, and OpenTable. Selected cash flow information from the statement of
| Year 3 | Year 2 | Year 1 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ 2,914 | $ 2,301 | $ 1,786 |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (2,349) | (2,162) | (1,563) |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 1,429 | (404) | 669 |
| Additions to property, plant, and equipment | (132) | (84) | (55) |
| Repurchase common stock | (750) | (884) | (257) |
| Acquisitions and investments | (2,146) | (1,997) | (1,587) |
- A. Determine the net change in cash for each year.
- B. Determine the free cash flow for each year.
- C. How is the free cash flow being used based on the data provided?
- D. Which is better for measuring the cash flow available for investment, dividends, debt repayments, and stock repurchases: the change in cash for the period or the free cash flow? Explain.
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ccClassify each cash transaction between Operating (O), Investing (I), or Financing (F) activities using the following data:
__Cash at the beginning of the year: $650,000
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