Use Apple$$s financial statements in Appendix A to answer the following.

Required:

Is Apple$$s statement of cash flows prepared under the direct method or the indirect method?

For each fiscal year $2019,2018,$ and $2017,$ identify the amount of cash provided by operating activities and cash paid for dividends.

In $2019,$ did Apple have sufficient cash flows from operations to pay dividends?

Did Apple spend more or less cash to repurchase common stock in $2019$ versus $2018$