Preparing direct method of deriving cash flow from operations from data in published annual report GTI Inc.
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Preparing direct method of deriving cash flow from operations from data in published annual report GTI Inc. manufactures parts, components, and processing equipment for electronics and semiconductor applications in the communication, computer, automotive, and appliance industries. Its sales tend to vary with changes in the business cycle since the sales of most of its customers are cyclical. Exhibit 5.30 presents balance sheets for GTI as of December 31, 2006, 2007, and 2008, and Exhibit 5.31 presents income statements for 2007 and 2008. Notes to the firm's financial statements reveal the following amounts in thousands):
(1) Depreciation expense, included in Administration Expenses, was $641 in 2007 and $625 in 2008.
(2) Other Noncurrent Assets represent patents Patent amortization, included in Administrative Expenses, was $25 in 2007 and $40 in 2008.
(3) Changes in Other Current Liabilities and Other Noncurrent Liabilities are both operating transactions relating to Administrative Expenses.
a. Prepare a T-account work sheet for the preparation of a statement of cash flows for GTI Inc. for 2007 and 2008.
b. Prepare a statement of cash flows for GTI inc. for 2007 and 2008. Present cash flows 1mm operations using the indirect method
c. Present a derivation of cash flows from operations for 2007 using the direct method.
d. Discuss the relation between net income and cash flow from operations and the pattern of cash flows from operating, investing, and financingactivities.
Financial statements are the standardized formats to present the financial information related to a business or an organization for its users. Financial statements contain the historical information as well as current period’s financial...
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Financial Accounting an introduction to concepts, methods and uses
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