Which of the following actions are most likely to directly increase cash as shown on a firm's balance sheet? Select the appropriate assumptions that underlie your answer. a. It issues $5 million of new common stock. b. It buys new plant and equipment at a cost of $3 million. c. It reports a large loss for the year. d. It increases the dividends paid on its common stock. operating losses are carried forward to future years increasing income and, as a result, cash in the current year. decrease the amount of cash on a company's balance sheet. are carried forward to future years increasing income and, as a result, cash in the current year. Therefore, statement (c) will increase the amount of cash on a company's balance sheet. would neither increase or decrease cash for taxes paid in a prior year