Question
Mary Walker, president of Rusco Company, considers $37,000 to be the minimum cash balance for operating purposes. As can be seen from the following statements,
Mary Walker, president of Rusco Company, considers $37,000 to be the minimum cash balance for operating purposes. As can be seen from the following statements, only $32,000 in cash was available at the end of this year. Since the company reported a large net income for the year, and also issued both bonds and common stock, the sharp decline in cash is puzzling to Ms. Walker.
Rusco Company Comparative Balance Sheet at July 31 | |||||
This Year | Last Year | ||||
Assets | |||||
Current assets: | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 32,000 | $ | 53,400 | |
Accounts receivable | 220,400 | 232,100 | |||
Inventory | 265,300 | 206,200 | |||
Prepaid expenses | 18,900 | 35,400 | |||
Total current assets | 536,600 | 527,100 | |||
Long-term investments | 141,000 | 205,000 | |||
Plant and equipment | 894,000 | 767,000 | |||
Less accumulated depreciation | 218,500 | 195,100 | |||
Net plant and equipment | 675,500 | 571,900 | |||
Total assets | $ | 1,353,100 | $ | 1,304,000 | |
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | |||||
Current liabilities: | |||||
Accounts payable | $ | 190,300 | $ | 248,700 | |
Accrued liabilities | 9,700 | 18,400 | |||
Income taxes payable | 55,600 | 47,500 | |||
Total current liabilities | 255,600 | 314,600 | |||
Bonds payable | 251,000 | 134,000 | |||
Total liabilities | 506,600 | 448,600 | |||
Stockholders equity: | |||||
Common stock | 719,400 | 685,000 | |||
Retained earnings | 127,100 | 170,400 | |||
Total stockholders' equity | 846,500 | 855,400 | |||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 1,353,100 | $ | 1,304,000 | |
Rusco Company Income Statement For This Year Ended July 31 | ||||||
Sales | $ | 1,140,000 | ||||
Cost of goods sold | 712,500 | |||||
Gross margin | 427,500 | |||||
Selling and administrative expenses | 304,950 | |||||
Net operating income | 122,550 | |||||
Nonoperating items: | ||||||
Gain on sale of investments | $ | 28,500 | ||||
Loss on sale of equipment | (9,400 | ) | 19,100 | |||
Income before taxes | 141,650 | |||||
Income taxes | 42,410 | |||||
Net income | $ | 99,240 | ||||
The following additional information is available for this year.
- The company declared and paid a cash dividend.
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Equipment was sold during the year for $57,600. The equipment originally cost $124,000 and had accumulated depreciation of $57,000.
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Long-term investments that cost $64,000 were sold during the year for $92,500.
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The company did not retire any bonds payable or repurchase any of its common stock.
Because the Cash account decreased so dramatically during this year, the companys executive committee is anxious to see how the income statement would appear on a cash basis.
Required:
1. Using the direct method, adjust the companys income statement for this year to a cash basis.
2. Using the data from (1) above, and other data from the problem as needed, prepare a statement of cash flows for this year.
The following changes took place last year in Pavolik Companys balance sheet accounts:
Asset and Contra-Asset Accounts | Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Accounts | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 6 | D | Accounts payable | $ | 20 | I |
Accounts receivable | $ | 10 | I | Accrued liabilities | $ | 10 | D |
Inventory | $ | 30 | D | Income taxes payable | $ | 15 | I |
Prepaid expenses | $ | 5 | I | Bonds payable | $ | 97 | I |
Long-term investments | $ | 7 | D | Common stock | $ | 40 | D |
Property, plant, and equipment | $ | 180 | I | Retained earnings | $ | 30 | I |
Accumulated depreciation | $ | 40 | I | ||||
D = Decrease; I = Increase.
Long-term investments that cost the company $7 were sold during the year for $18 and land that cost $17 was sold for $10. In addition, the company declared and paid $14 in cash dividends during the year. Besides the sale of land, no other sales or retirements of plant and equipment took place during the year. Pavolik did not retire any bonds during the year or issue any new common stock.
The companys income statement for the year follows:
Sales | $ | 600 | |||||
Cost of goods sold | 250 | ||||||
Gross margin | 350 | ||||||
Selling and administrative expenses | 280 | ||||||
Net operating income | 70 | ||||||
Nonoperating items: | |||||||
Loss on sale of land | $ | (7 | ) | ||||
Gain on sale of investments | 11 | 4 | |||||
Income before taxes | 74 | ||||||
Income taxes | 30 | ||||||
Net income | $ | 44 | |||||
The companys beginning cash balance was $100 and its ending balance was $94.
Required:
1. Use the indirect method to determine the net cash provided by operating activities for the year.
2. Prepare a statement of cash flows for the year.
Wiley Companys income statement for Year 2 follows:
Sales | $ | 2,450 |
Cost of goods sold | 1,400 | |
Gross margin | 1,050 | |
Selling and administrative expenses | 400 | |
Income before taxes | 650 | |
Income taxes | 260 | |
Net income | $ | 390 |
The companys selling and administrative expense for Year 2 includes $80 of depreciation expense. Selected balance sheet accounts for Wiley at the end of Years 1 and 2 are as follows:
Year 2 | Year 1 | ||||
Current Assets | |||||
Accounts receivable | $ | 205 | $ | 240 | |
Inventory | $ | 158 | $ | 184 | |
Prepaid expenses | $ | 42 | $ | 20 | |
Current Liabilities | |||||
Accounts payable | $ | 116 | $ | 72 | |
Accrued liabilities | $ | 15 | $ | 21 | |
Income taxes payable | $ | 116 | $ | 90 | |
Required:
1. Using the direct method, convert the companys income statement to a cash basis?
2. Assume that during Year 2 Wiley had a $14,000 gain on sale of investments and a $5,000 loss on the sale of equipment. Would these transactions affect the computation in (1) above?
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