Refer to the financial statements of Apple Inc. for the year ended September 28, 2013, presented at

Question:

Refer to the of Apple Inc. for the year ended September 28, 2013, presented at investor.apple.com, to answer the following questions.
Instructions
(a) What was the amount of net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended September 28, 2013? For the year ended September 29, 2012?
(b) What was the amount of increase or decrease in cash and cash equivalents for the year ended September 28, 2013? For the year ended September 29, 2012?
(c) Which method of computing net cash provided by operating activities does Apple use?
(d) From your analysis of the 2013 statement of cash flows, did the change in accounts and notes receivable require or provide cash? Did the change in inventories require or provide cash? Did the change in and other current liabilities require or provide cash?
(e) What was the net outflow or inflow of cash from investing activities for the year ended September 28, 2013?
(f) What was the amount of income taxes paid in the year ended September 28, 2013?
Financial Statements
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... Accounts Payable
Accounts payable (AP) are bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.This is a standard accounting term, one of the most common liabilities, which normally appears in the balance sheet listing of liabilities. Businesses receive...