Managerial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781337912020
Author: Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Chapter 15, Problem 5MAD

a.

To determine

Determine the net change in cash for each year.

b.

To determine

Determine the free cash flow.

c.

To determine

Identify the way in which the free cash flow is being used based on the data provided.

d.

To determine

Determine the better method for measuring the cash flow available for investment, dividends, debt repayment, and stocks repurchases and also explain the change in cash for the period or the free cash flow.

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