Cash Flows from Operating ActivitiesIndirect Method

The net income reported on the income statement for the current year was $116,900. Depreciation recorded on store equipment for the year amounted to $19,300. Balances of the current asset and current liability accounts at the beginning and end of the year are as follows:

	End of Year		Beginning of Year
Cash	$47,230		$43,450
Accounts receivable (net)	33,860		32,110
Inventories	46,240		48,880
Prepaid expenses	5,200		4,130
Accounts payable (merchandise creditors)	44,250		41,100
Wages payable	24,180		26,850

a. Prepare the Cash Flows from Operating Activities section of the statement of cash flows, using the indirect method. Use the minus sign to indicate cash out flows, cash payments, decreases in cash, or any negative adjustments.

Statement of Cash Flows (partial)
Cash flows from operating activities:
	$
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow from operating activities:
Changes in current operating assets and liabilities:
Net cash flow from operating activities		$

b. Cash flows from operating activities differs from net income because it does not use the of accounting. For example revenues are recorded on the income statement when .