In: Finance
Indicate whether each of the following items increases or decreases cash flow.
Decrease in accrued expenses
Dividend payment
Decrease in inventory
Increase in prepaid expenses
Increase in accounts payable
Decrease in investments
Depreciation expense
Decrease in notes payable
Decrease in accounts receivable
Increase in notes receivable
Increase in bonds payable
Increase in Plant and equipment (gross)
Increase in common stock
Increase in preferred stock
Decrease in income tax payable
In determining the cash flows, the rule is:
Increase in assets will decrease the cash flows and decrease in assets will increase the cash flows, AND
Increase in liabilities will increase the cash flows and decrease in liabilities will decrease the cash flows.
Based upon the above rule, the effects of transactions are below:
Dividend payment : It decreases the cash flow
Decrease in inventory : It increases the cash flow
Increase in prepaid expenses: It decreases the cash flow
Increase in accounts payable: It increases the cash flow
Decrease in investments : It increases the cash flow
Depreciation expense: Though depreciation is a non cash item but if we calculate the cash from operating activities by indirect method, then it increases the cash flows.
Decrease in notes payable: It decreases the cash flows
Decrease in accounts receivable : It increases the cash flows
Increase in notes receivable: It decreases the cash flows.
Increase in bonds payable: It increases the cash flows
Increase in plant & equipment: It decreases the cash flows
Increase in common stock : It increases the cash flows
Increase in preferred stock: It increases the cash flows
Decrease in income tax payable: It decreases the cash flows.