Question

Locate the errors in the following statement of cash flows. The cash balance at the beginning of the year was $240,000. The cash balance at the end of the year may be incorrect. Also, other amounts may need to be changed from positive to negative, or from negative to positive.

Shasta Inc.

Statement of Cash Flows

For the Year Ended December 31, 2016

1	Cash flows from operating activities:
2	Net income		$360,000.00
3	Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow from operating activities:
4	Depreciation		100,800.00
5	Gain on sale of investments		17,280.00
6	Changes in current operating assets and liabilities:
7	Increase in accounts receivable		27,360.00
8	Increase in inventories		(36,000.00)
9	Increase in accounts payable		(3,600.00)
10	Decrease in accrued expenses payable		(2,400.00)
11	Net cash flow from operating activities			$463,440.00
12
13	Cash flows from investing activities:
14	Cash received from sale of investments		$240,000.00
15	Less: Cash paid for purchase of land	$259,200.00
16	Less: Cash paid for purchase of equipment	432,000.00	691,200.00
17	Net cash flow used for investing activities			(451,200.00)
18
19	Cash flows from financing activities:
20	Cash received from sale of common stock		$312,000.00
21	Less: Cash paid for dividends		132,000.00
22	Net cash flow from financing activities			180,000.00
23	Increase in cash			$47,760.00
24	Cash at the end of the year			192,240.00
25	Cash at the beginning of the year			$240,000.00

A.	Answer the questions in the Questions panel. Use your answers to help you in locating errors for the above statement of cash flows.
B.	Enter the corrected amounts in the Questions panel. Use the minus sign to indicate cash outflows, cash payments, and decreases in cash.
C.	Based on the corrected amounts and the fact that the correct cash balance at the beginning of the year was $240,000, enter the corrected amounts for the increase in cash and the cash balance at the end of the year.

Answer 1

Answers

A. Answer the following questions. Use your answers to help you in locating errors for the statement of cash flows presented in the Instructions.

	Item	Yes or No
1.	Depreciation should be added to net income.	Yes Reason: Depreciation is non cash expenses and must be deducted while calculating net income.
2.	Gain on sale of investments should be added to net income.	No Reason: It should be deducted, as it is non operating income and must be added to net income. So, now it will be deducted.
3.	Increases in accounts payable should be deducted from net income.	No Reason: It will be added to net income, as increase in accounts payable means we are not making payment in cash, and enhance cash availability with business. So it causes cash inflow.
4.	Increases in accounts receivable should be added to net income.	No Reason: It will be deducted from net income, as increase in accounts receivable means we are not getting cash, and reduce cash availability and inflow with business. So it causes cash outflow.
5.	Cash paid for property, plant, and equipment should be deducted under investing.	Yes Reason: It means purchase of for property, plant, and equipment, so causes cash outflow.
6.	Cash received from sale of common stock should be added under financing.	Yes Reason: It means issue of common stock, so causes cash inflow.
7.	Cash paid for dividends should be added under financing.	No Reason: It should be deducted from financing activities as, it causes cash outflow.

B. Choose the correct amount description and enter the corrected amounts below. Use the minus sign to indicate cash outflows, cash payments, and decreases in cash.

Shasta Inc.

Statement of Cash Flows

For the Year Ended December 31, 2016

1	Cash flows from operating activities:
2	Net income		$360,000.00
3	Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow from operating activities:
4	Add: Depreciation		100,800.00
5	Less: Gain on sale of investments		-17,280.00
6	Changes in current operating assets and liabilities:
7	Less: Increase in accounts receivable		-27,360.00
8	Less: Increase in inventories		-36,000.00
9	Add: Increase in accounts payable		3,600.00
10	Less: Decrease in accrued expenses payable		-2,400.00
11	Net cash flow from operating activities			$381,360.00
12
13	Cash flows from investing activities:
14	Cash received from sale of investments		$240,000.00
15	Less: Cash paid for purchase of land	-259,200.00
16	Less: Cash paid for purchase of equipment	-432,000.00	-691,200.00
17	Net cash flow used for investing activities			(451,200.00)
18
19	Cash flows from financing activities:
20	Cash received from sale of common stock		$312,000.00
21	Less: Cash paid for dividends		-132,000.00
22	Net cash flow from financing activities			180,000.00
23	Increase in cash			$110,160.00
24	Cash at the beginning of the year			240,000.00
25	Cash at the end of the year			$350,160.00

C. Based on the corrected amounts above and the fact that the correct cash balance at the beginning of the year was $240,000, enter the corrected amounts for the increase in cash and the cash balance at the end of the year.

Increase in cash	$110,160.00
Cash at the beginning of the year	240,000.00
Cash at the end of the year	$350,160.00