Question

Ayayai Co. reported $ 142,000 of net income for 2017. The accountant, in preparing the statement of cash flows, noted the following items occurring during 2017 that might affect cash flows from operating activities.

1) Ayayai purchased 100 shares of treasury stock at a cost of $ 20 per share. These shares were then resold at $ 25 per share.
2) Ayayai sold 100 shares of IBM common at $ 200 per share. The acquisition cost of these shares was $ 130 per share. There were no unrealized gains or losses recorded on this investment in 2017.
3) Ayayai revised its estimate for bad debts. Before 2017, Ayayai’s bad debt expense was 1% of its net sales. In 2017, this percentage was increased to 2%. Net sales for 2017 were $ 545,900, and net accounts receivable decreased by $ 12,000 during 2017.
4) Ayayai issued 500 shares of its $ 10 par common stock for a patent. The market price of the shares on the date of the transaction was $ 23 per share.
5) Depreciation expense is $ 39,800.
6) Ayayai Co. holds 40% of the Nirvana Company’s common stock as a long-term investment. Nirvana Company reported $ 28,900 of net income for 2017.
7) Nirvana Company paid a total of $ 1,800 of cash dividends to all investees in 2017.
8) Ayayai declared a 10% stock dividend. One thousand shares of $ 10 par common stock were distributed. The market price at date of issuance was $ 20 per share.
Prepare a schedule that shows the net cash flow from operating activities using the indirect method. Assume no items other than those listed above affected the computation of 2017 net cash flow from operating activities.

Answer 1

Operating Activities of the Cash Flow Statement of Ayayai Ltd for the year 2017

Particulars		Amount
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Profit before tax		$142,000
Adjustments to reconcile profit before tax to cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation expense		$39,800
Profit/(loss) on sale of tangible assets:
Profit on sale of Treasury Stock	-$500
Profit on sale of IBM Stock	-$7,000	-$7,500
Bad Debts ($545,900 * 2%)		$10,918
Income from Investment (1800 * 40%)		-$720
OPERATING PROFIT BEFORE WORKING CAPITAL CHANGES		$184,498
(Increase) / Decrease in current assets
Accounts Receivables Decrease		$12,000
Increase / (Decrease) in current liabilities
Income taxes paid for current year
NET CASH GENERATED /(USED) BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES		$196,498

Notes:

1.In the question it is mentioned that unrealized gains or losses are not recognised for the IBM stock which means it is shown in the book at the acquistion cost.

2. Issue of shares for acquisition of patent is a non cash transaction and also not an operating activity.

3. Declaration of 10% stock dividend does not affect the operating activity since the dividend is not included in the computation of Net Profit. Dividend payment is not an operating activity.

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