Answer (A) Indirect Method
Answer (A) Indirect Method
Answer (A) Indirect Method
Sales P1,000,000
Cost of goods sold 580,000
Gross profit P 420,000
Operating expenses
Depreciation expense P 80,000
Salaries expense 120,000 200,000
Profit before income taxes P220,000
Income tax expense 66,000
Profit P154,000
During 2017, the following changes occurred in the company’s current assets and current
liabilities:
Increase (Decrease)
Cash P37,000
Accounts receivable (50,000)
Inventories 89,000
Accounts payable(trade) (46,000)
Salaries payable 24,000
Income tax payable 12,000
Required:
Prepare the operating activities section of the Peso Company’s Statement of Cash Flows for the
year 2017 using (a) indirect method and (b) direct method.
Answer
Computations:
Collections: 1,000,000 + 50,000 = 1,050,000
Payments to trade creditors: 580,000 + 89,000 + 46,000 = 715,000
Salaries paid:120,000 - 24,000 = 96,000
Income taxes paid: 66,000 - 12,000 = 54,000