Required:
1.	Prepare the operating activities section of the statement of cash flows for Laporte Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2017 by using the indirect method. (Negative answers should be indicated by a minus sign. Enter your answers in millions.)

2.	Prepare the investing activities section of the statement of cash flows for Laporte Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2017. (Negative answers should be indicated by a minus sign. Enter your answers in millions.)

3.	Compute each of the following for the year 2017: (a) quality of earnings ratio, (b) capital expenditures ratio, and (c) free cash flow. (Negative answers should be indicated by a minus sign. Round "Ratio" answers to 2 decimal places.)

4.	Based on your answers to (1.) and (2.) above, determine the net cash flow from financing activities. (Hint: This can be done without preparing the financing activities section of the statement.) (Enter your answer in millions.)

5.

The president of Laporte Inc., Tanya Turcotte, was provided with a copy of the operating activities section of the statement of cash flows that you prepared in (1.), and made the following comment: This report is supposed to show operating cash inflows and outflows during the year, but I dont see how much cash Laporte Inc. received from customers and how much it paid to trade suppliers and for income taxes. Please ask whoever prepared this statement to provide me with these numbers. Based on Tanyas comment, compute the following amounts for 2017: (Enter your answers in millions.)

a. Cash collected from customers b. Cash paid to trade suppliers c. Cash paid for income taxes.

The following Information has been reported by Laporte Inc. on its statements of financial position at December 31, 2016 and 2017, and on its statement of earnings for the year ended December 31, 2017. Amounts are in millions of dollars: Statements of Financial Position 2017 2016 Cash $ 130 $ 81 Accounts receivable 70 50 Merchandise Inventory 50 58 Long-term Investments 44 Property, plant, and equipment 217 180 Accumulated depreciation (55) (70) Total assets $343 $ 412 Accounts payable Income taxes payable Long-term borrowings Contributed capital Retained earnings Total llabilities and shareholders equity $ 50 5 118 189 50 64 6 68 165 40 $ 412 $343 Sales Cost of sales Statement of Earnings $205 (123) 82 (10) (54) Gross profit Depreciation expense Other operating expenses Earnings from operations Gain on sale of investments Loss on sale of equipment Earnings before Income tax Income tax expense Net earnings 18 5 (2) 21 6 $ 15 Additional Information is as follows: a Old equipment was sold for cash during 2017. It had an original cost of $38 and an accumulated depreciation of $25. 6. A new building was acquired during the year in exchange for a long-term note for $50. payable in five years. In addition, new equipment was purchased for cash