Moletji Ltd is public company owned by two prominent business women and the local community trust around the Capricorn District Municipality. The company was founded in the year 2018 and the following information pertains to the company: Extract of accounts pertaining to the statement of financial position as at 31 December: 2020 2019 R R Long-term loan 112 500 89 100 Loans to directors 47 900 13 800 Loans from shareholders 11 100 34 100 Trade payables control 59 900 48 000 Accrued security expense 7 100 1 800 Land and buildings at cost 758 700 615 500 Vehicles at cost 267 100 130 100 Furniture at cost 86 000 71 300 Investments at fair value 168 700 Accumulated depreciation: Vehicles Accumulated depreciation: Furniture 62 600 47 600 15 700 13 300 Share capital: ordinary shares 515 200 266 800 Share capital: 12% preference shares 265 500 177 900 Retained earnings Inventory Dividends payable 484 100 370 400 115 700 77 200 46 900 14 900 Dividends receivable 3 000 2 500 SARS (income tax) 46 900 Dr 103 800 Trade receivables control 66 400 77 900 Prepaid expenses (advertising) 7 900 5 500 Bank 37 600 2 100 Items disclosed in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income for the year ended 31 December 2020: R Revenue 2 107 300 Cost of sales 780 500 Profit on sale of non-current assets: furniture 900 Loss on sale on listed investments 3 600 Dividend income: listed investments 8 900 Fair value gain: listed investments 14 900 Other operating expenses 140 600 Administrative expenses (including salaries and wages) 161 700 Depreciation 51 500 Loss on sale of non-current asset: vehicle 12 100 Interest expense Income tax expense 11 500 232 100 Profit for the year 597 600
Reporting Cash Flows
Reporting of cash flows means a statement of cash flow which is a financial statement. A cash flow statement is prepared by gathering all the data regarding inflows and outflows of a company. The cash flow statement includes cash inflows and outflows from various activities such as operating, financing, and investment. Reporting this statement is important because it is the main financial statement of the company.
Balance Sheet
A balance sheet is an integral part of the set of financial statements of an organization that reports the assets, liabilities, equity (shareholding) capital, other short and long-term debts, along with other related items. A balance sheet is one of the most critical measures of the financial performance and position of the company, and as the name suggests, the statement must balance the assets against the liabilities and equity. The assets are what the company owns, and the liabilities represent what the company owes. Equity represents the amount invested in the business, either by the promoters of the company or by external shareholders. The total assets must match total liabilities plus equity.
Financial Statements
Financial statements are written records of an organization which provide a true and real picture of business activities. It shows the financial position and the operating performance of the company. It is prepared at the end of every financial cycle. It includes three main components that are balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement.
Owner's Capital
Before we begin to understand what Owner’s capital is and what Equity financing is to an organization, it is important to understand some basic accounting terminologies. A double-entry bookkeeping system Normal account balances are those which are expected to have either a debit balance or a credit balance, depending on the nature of the account. An asset account will have a debit balance as normal balance because an asset is a debit account. Similarly, a liability account will have the normal balance as a credit balance because it is amount owed, representing a credit account. Equity is also said to have a credit balance as its normal balance. However, sometimes the normal balances may be reversed, often due to incorrect journal or posting entries or other accounting/ clerical errors.
Based on the attached images, what is the correct amount that must be disclosed as increase (decrease) in inventory in the cash generated from operations section of the statement of
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