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Indicate whether each of the following would be added to or deducted from net income in determining net cash flow from operating activities by the indirect method:
a. | Increase in prepaid expenses | |
b. | Amortization of patents | |
c. | Increase in salaries payable | |
d. | Gain on sale of fixed assets | |
e. | Decrease in accounts receivable | |
f. | Increase in notes receivable due in 60 days | |
g. | Amortization of discount on bonds payable | |
h. | Decrease in merchandise inventory | |
i. | Depreciation of fixed assets | |
j. | Loss on retirement of long-term debt | |
k. | Decrease in accounts payable | |
l. | Increase in notes payable due in 30 days | |
m. | Increase in income taxes payable |
Indicate whether each of the following would be added to or deducted from net income in determining net cash flow from operating activities by the indirect method: | |||
Event | Items | Answer | Remarks |
a. | Increase in prepaid expenses | Deducted | Prepaid expenses is a current asset. Increase in current assets would be reduce the operating cash flows. |
b. | Amortization of patents | Added | Amortization of patents is non-cash expense. Therefore, It is added to the operating cash flows. |
c. | Increase in salaries payable | Added | Salary payable is a current liability. Increase in current liability would be increase the operating cash flows. |
d. | Gain on sale of fixed assets | Deducted | Gain on sale of fixed assets is non-operating income. Therefore, This is deducted from the operating cash flows |
e. | Decrease in accounts receivable | Added | Accounts receivable is a current asset. Decrease in current assets would be increase the operating cash flows. |
f. | Increase in notes receivable due in 60 days | Deducted | Notes receivable due in 60 days is a current asset. Increase in current assets would be reduce the operating cash flows. |
g. | Amortization of discount on bonds payable | Added | Amortization of discount on bonds payable is non-cash expense. Therefore, It is added to the operating cash flows. |
h. | Decrease in merchandise inventory | Added | Merchandise inventory is a current asset. Decrease in current assets would be increase the operating cash flows. |
i. | Depreciation of fixed assets | Added | Depreciation of fixed asset is non-cash expense. Therefore, It is added to the operating cash flows. |
j. | Loss on retirement of long-term debt | Added | Loss on retirement of long-term debt is non-operating loss. Therefore, This is added to the operating cash flows |
k. | Decrease in accounts payable | Deducted | Accounts payable is a current liability. Decrease in current liability would be decrease the operating cash flows. |
l. | Increase in notes payable due in 30 days | Added | Notes payable due in 30 days is a current liability. Increase in current liability would be increase the operating cash flows. |
m. | Increase in income taxes payable | Added | Income taxes payable is a current liability. Increase in current liability would be increase the operating cash flows. |