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Sales Revenue 54670000
Cash Operating Costs 47562900
Depreciation 3513000
Total Operating Costs 51075900
Operating Income EBIT 3594100
Interest Expenses 623000
Taxable Income 2971100
Taxes 1188440
Deferred Income 171500
Net Income 1611160
Using a Cash flow statement for the year, Explain how Greg would sum up the company’s cash position?
Cash flow statement is relevant only between two financial years. From given data, only cash generated during the year can be calculated - however there are still no data regarding investment cash flows and financing cash flows.
Even operating cash flows cannot be calculated if we the revenue includes credit sales. Hene, it has to be assumed that the entire sales revenue is cash sales.
Also, the deferred income is unrealized revenue and hence it does not form part of sales revenue account of Profit and Loss account and statement. Hence, it is wrong to have subtracted deferred income for calculating Net Income as it cannot have formed part of revenues as it goes to a liability account in balance sheet.
Considering the above, and using the data available,
Operating cash generated during the year = Cash sales - cash revenues - Interest - taxes
Operating cash generated during the year = $54,670,000 - $47,562,900 - $623,000 - $1,188,440 = $5,295,660
Alternatively,
Net Income (corrected for error) = $1,611,160 + $171,500 = $1,782,660
Operating cash generated = Profit After Tax + Non-cash expenses = 1,782,660 + 3,513,000 = $5,295,660
(Note: Only cash generated is calculated above assuming 100% cash sales. The final net cash position would depend on existing cash balance in balance sheet and other changes in asset and liability items from the previous year)