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Monty Inc., a greeting card company, had the following
statements prepared as of December 31, 2017. 
| 
 MONTY INC. 
COMPARATIVE BALANCE SHEET 
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016 
 | 
 
 | 
 | 
 12/31/17 
 | 
 | 
 12/31/16 
 | 
 
| Cash | 
 | 
 $5,900 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 $7,000 
 | 
 | 
 
| Accounts receivable | 
 | 
 62,500 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 51,200 
 | 
 | 
 
| Short-term debt investments (available-for-sale) | 
 | 
 35,300 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 17,900 
 | 
 | 
 
| Inventory | 
 | 
 39,800 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 60,100 
 | 
 | 
 
| Prepaid rent | 
 | 
 5,100 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 3,900 
 | 
 | 
 
| Equipment | 
 | 
 155,200 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 130,400 
 | 
 | 
 
| Accumulated depreciation—equipment | 
 | 
 (34,700 
 | 
) | 
 | 
 (25,200 
 | 
) | 
 
| Copyrights | 
 | 
 45,500 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 50,400 
 | 
 | 
 
| Total assets | 
 | 
 $314,600 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 $295,700 
 | 
 | 
 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 
| Accounts payable | 
 | 
 $46,100 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 $39,900 
 | 
 | 
 
| Income taxes payable | 
 | 
 4,100 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 6,000 
 | 
 | 
 
| Salaries and wages payable | 
 | 
 8,000 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 4,000 
 | 
 | 
 
| Short-term loans payable | 
 | 
 8,000 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 10,100 
 | 
 | 
 
| Long-term loans payable | 
 | 
 60,400 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 69,100 
 | 
 | 
 
| Common stock, $10 par | 
 | 
 100,000 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 100,000 
 | 
 | 
 
| Contributed capital, common stock | 
 | 
 30,000 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 30,000 
 | 
 | 
 
| Retained earnings | 
 | 
 58,000 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 36,600 
 | 
 | 
 
| Total liabilities & stockholders’ equity | 
 | 
 $314,600 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 $295,700 
 | 
 | 
 
 
| 
 MONTY INC. 
INCOME STATEMENT 
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2017 
 | 
 
| Sales revenue | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 $340,650 
 | 
 
| Cost of goods sold | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 175,900 
 | 
 
| Gross profit | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 164,750 
 | 
 
| Operating expenses | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 121,000 
 | 
 
| Operating income | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 43,750 
 | 
 
| Interest expense | 
 | 
 $11,500 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 
| Gain on sale of equipment | 
 | 
 2,000 
 | 
 | 
 9,500 
 | 
 
| Income before tax | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 34,250 
 | 
 
| Income tax expense | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 6,850 
 | 
 
| Net income | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 $27,400 
 | 
 
 
 
Additional information: 
| 1. | 
 | 
Dividends in the amount of $6,000 were declared and paid during
2017. | 
 
| 2. | 
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Depreciation expense and amortization expense are included in
operating expenses. | 
 
| 3. | 
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No unrealized gains or losses have occurred on the investments
during the year. | 
 
| 4. | 
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Equipment that had a cost of $20,200 and was 70% depreciated
was sold during 2017. | 
 
 
 
Prepare a statement of cash flows using the indirect method.
(Show amounts that decrease cash flow with either a -
sign e.g. -15,000 or in parenthesis e.g.
(15,000).) |