If salaries payable was $100,000 at the beginning of the year and $75,000 at the end of the year, should the $25,000 decrease be added to or deducted from income to determine the amount of cash flows from operating activities by the indirect method? Explain.

18. When using the indirect method to prepare the operating section of a statement of cash flows, which of the following is deducted from net income to compute cash provided by/used by operating activities? Decrease in accounts receivable. Gain on sale of land. Amortization of patent. All of these are deducted from net income to arrive at cash flow from operating activities.

Kennedy, Inc. reported the following data: Net income Depreciation expense Loss on disposal of equipment Gain on sale of building Increase in accounts receivable Decrease in accounts payable Prepare the cash flows from operating activities section of the statement of cash flows using the indirect method. Use the minus sign to indicate cash outflows, a decrease in cash, cash payments, or any negative adjustments. Cash flows from operating activities: $152,168 12,599 (10,151) 19,285 8,486 (3,847) Kennedy, Inc. Statement of Cash Flow Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow from operating activities: Changes in current operating assets and liabilities: 0 000 0

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Using the indirect method, calculate the amount of cash flows from operating activities from the following data:     Net Income $199,000         Beginning Accounts receivable   22,000         ending accounts recievable 29,000         Beginning Prepaid insurance 5,000         Ending prepaid insurance 2,000         Beginning Accounts payable 15,000         Ending Accounts payable  14,000         Depreciation expense 50,000         Amortization  of intangible asset 6,000         dividends declared and paid 11,000

1. Why does the company add back depreciation to compute net cash flows from operating activities? 2. Why are there changes in accounts receivable and inventories as adjustments to net earnings. Are accounts receivable and inventories balances increasing or decreasing during the year? 3. It is reported that the company invested $572 million in property, plant, and equipment. Is this an appropriate type of expenditure for the company to make? What relation should expenditures for PPE have with depreciation expense?  4. Stryker paid $300 million to repurchase its common stock in fiscal 2018 and, in addition, paid dividends of $703 million. Thus, it paid $1.003 million of cash to its stockholders during the year. How do we evaluate that use of cash relative to other possible uses for the company's cash? 5. Provide an overall assessment of the company's cash flows for fiscal 2018. In the analysis, consider the sources and uses of cash.

Target’s cash flows from its operations over the previous three years havesignificantly exceeded its net income. Without regard to Target specifically, explainthe difference between net income and the cash flows from operating activities.

Subject :- Accounting

Sheridan Corporation's comparative balance sheets are presented below. Cash Accounts receivable Land Buildings Accumulated depreciation-buildings Total Accounts payable Common stock Retained earnings Total SHERIDAN CORPORATION Comparative Balance Sheets December 31 Additional information: 1. 2. 3. 2022 $14,900 21,500 19,700 70,100 (14,800) $111,400 $12,100 75,400 23,900 $111,400 2021 $10,400 23,400 25,900 70,100 (10,700) $119,100 $31,300 70,600 17,200 $119,100 Net income was $22,400. Dividends declared and paid were $15,700. No noncash investing and financing activities occurred during 2022. The land was sold for cash of $4.900.

Crane Company completed its first year of operations on December 31, 2022. Its initial income statement showed that Crane had sales revenue of $197,500 and operating expenses of $71,300. Accounts receivable and accounts payable at year-end were $62,400 and $18,300, respectively. Assume that accounts payable related to operating expenses. Ignore income taxes. Compute net cash provided by operating activities using the direct method. (Show amounts that decrease cash flow with either a - sign e.g. -15,000 or in parenthesis e.g. (15,000).) Net cash provided by operating activities GA $ 84,162