Interpreting Cash Flows

The statement of cash flows for Rowe Furniture Corporation is shown below. Based in Salem, Virginia, the firm manufactures upholstered household furniture including sofas, sofa beds, and chairs. Required Use the statement of cash flows to answer the following questions.

A1. What were Rowes primary sources of cash in 2001?

A2. Were these different than in the prior two years?

B1. What were Rowes three primary uses of cash in 2001?

B2. What were the two biggest differences in 2001 from the prior two years?

C1. What were the primary reasons for the decrease in cash flow from operating activities between 2000 and 2001?

C2. Over the past three years, what were the primary reasons that cash flows from operations differed so much from net income?

D. Evaluate Rowe's cash flows over the period.

The Rowe Companies Annual Report 2001 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows The Rowe Companies Annual Report 2001 Reconciliation of Net Earnings (Loss) to Net Cash