Question

Dingel Corporation has contracted with you to prepare a statement of cash flows. The controller has provided the following information.

		December 31
		2017		2016
Cash		$38,500		$13,000
Accounts receivable		12,250		10,000
Inventory		12,000		10,000
Equity investments		–0–		3,000
Buildings		–0–		29,750
Equipment		40,000		20,000
Copyrights		5,000		5,250
Totals		$107,750		$91,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts		$3,000		$4,500
Accumulated depreciation—equipment		2,000		4,500
Accumulated depreciation—buildings		–0–		6,000
Accounts payable		5,000		4,000
Dividends payable		–0–		5,000
Notes payable, short-term (nontrade)		3,000		4,000
Long-term notes payable		36,000		25,000
Common stock		38,000		33,000
Retained earnings		20,750		5,000
		$107,750		$91,000

Additional data related to 2017 are as follows.

1.		Equipment that had cost $11,000 and was 30% depreciated at time of disposal was sold for $2,500.
2.		$5,000 of the long-term note payable was paid by issuing common stock.
3.		Cash dividends paid were $5,000.
4.		On January 1, 2017, the building was completely destroyed by a flood. Insurance proceeds on the building were $33,000 (net of $4,000 taxes).
5.		Equity investments (ownership is less than 20% of total shares) were sold at $1,500 above their cost. No unrealized gains or losses were recorded in 2017.
6.		Cash and long-term note for $16,000 were given for the acquisition of equipment.
7.		Interest of $2,000 and income taxes of $5,000 were paid in cash.

(a) Use the indirect method to analyze the above information and prepare a statement of cash flows for Dingel. (Show amounts that decrease cash flow with either a - sign e.g. -15,000 or in parenthesis e.g. (15,000).)

Answer 1