Question

Alpaca Corporation had revenues of $315,000 in its first year of operations. The company has not collected on $20,200 of its sales and still owes $28,300 on $97,500 of merchandise it purchased. The company had no inventory on hand at the end of the year. The company paid $14,000 in salaries. Owners invested $20,500 in the business and $20,500 was borrowed on a five-year note. The company paid $4,900 in interest that was the amount owed for the year, and paid $8,900 for a two-year insurance policy on the first day of business. Alpaca has an effective income tax rate of 36%. (Assume taxes are paid in the same year).

Compute the cash balance at the end of the first year for Alpaca Corporation.

Answer 1

	Amount
Cash invested by the owners	$20,500
Add: Cash borrowed on a five year note	$20,500
Total cash available for Operations	$41,000
Less: Cash paid for two-year insurance poilicy	($8,900)
Less: Total Cash paid for the merchadise [$97,500 - $28,300]	($69,200)
Add: Total Cash received on sales [$315,000 - $20,200]	$294,800
Less: Cash paid in salaries	($14,000)
Less: Cash paid in interest	($4,900)
Less: Income tax paid [Working Note -1]	($69,894)
Cash available at the end of the first year	$168,906

**Working Note 1 - Calculation of Income tax paid for the first Year

	Amount	Amount
Tota sales revenue earned during the year		$315,000
Less: Expenses Incurred during the year
Cost of goods sold (merchandise consumed)	$97,500
Salaries Expense	$14,000
Interest Expense	$4,900
Insurance Expense for the current year (8,900 ÷ 2)	$4,450	($120,850)
Income before Income tax		$194,150
Effective Income tax rate		36%
Income tax Expense [$194,150 x 36%]		$69,894