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Alaska corp. reported the following information for the current year: (1) Net income is $205 million. (2) Acquisitions were $32 million. (3) Customer accounts receivable increased by $12 million. (4) Dividends paid to common shareholders were $8 million. (5) Depreciation expense was $41 million. (6) Income tax payable decreased by $11 million. (7) Long-term debt increased by $28 million. (8) Accounts payable decreased by $6 million. (9) Inventories increased by $17 million.
Required: Based on the above information, calculate the following items: Show your working
a. Cash flow from operating activities.
b. Cash flow from investing activities.
| Answer: | Cash flow from operating and investing activities would be calculated as follows: | ||
| a. | Cash flow from operating activities would be calculated as follows: | ||
| ($ in millions) | |||
| Net income | $ 205 | ||
| Add: Depreciation expense | $ 41 | ||
| Less: Increase in accounts receivable | $ -12 | ||
| Increase in inventories | $ -17 | ||
| Decrease in accounts payable | $ -6 | ||
| Decrease in income tax payable | $ -11 | ||
| Net cash inflow from operating activity | $ 200 | (205+41-12-17-6-11) | |
| (Increase in current asset and decrease in current liability is reduces cash flow from operating activity) | |||
| b. | Cash flow investing activity | ||
| Acquisitions | $ -32 | ||
| Net cash used in investing activity | $ -32 | ||
| Note: | |||
| Dividend paid to common shareholders and increase in Long-term debt are part of financing activity. | |||