Cash Flow Excercise Questions-Set-2
Cash Flow Excercise Questions-Set-2
Cash Flow Excercise Questions-Set-2
1. Lori Crump owns a small trucking operation. The bookkeeper presented Crump with the
following income statements and balance sheets for 2010 and 2009.
INCOME STATEMENTS
2010 2009
Revenues $ 191,400 $ 182,600
Operating expenses:
Depreciation $ 26,400 $ 26,400
Fuel 77,000 46,200
Drivers sakaries 44,000 35,200
Tax and licenses 22,000 17,600
Repairs 30,800 19,800
Miscellaneous 2,200 202,400 1,100 146,300
Income(Loss) $ (11,000) $ 36,000
BALANCE SHEETS
12/31/2010 12/31/2009
Cash $ 22,000 $ 4,400
Accounts recievable 8,800 26,400
Net fixed assets 198,000 224,400
Total Assets $ 228,000 $ 255,200
Crump does not understand how the company can be $17,600 ahead of last year in terms of cash
on hand and yet show an $11,000 loss for the year.
Required:
Prepare a cash flow statement (indirect method) to use in explaining this to Lori Crump.
2. The owner of a small business has asked you to prepare a statement that will show him where
his firm's cash came from and how it was used this year. He gives you the following information
based on the Cash account in his general ledger:
Balance at beginning of year $ 3,450
Collection of accounts receivable 34,500
Interest on savings account 345
Sale of old machine 3,105
Cash sales 27,600
Total 69,000
Payment on vendor accounts $ 17,250
Cash purchase of supplies 345
Cash purchase of inventory 17,250
Down payment on new truck 3,450
Rent payments 8,625
Utilities 2,070
Interest payment 1,035
Other miscellaneous expenses 1,725
Payment on debt 3,450
Part-time help 6,900 62,100
Balance at end of year $ 6,900