Chapter 14, Problem 14.36AP

Requirement 1:

To determine

Statement of cash flows: It is one of the financial statement that shows the cash and cash equivalents of a company for a particular period. It determines the net changes in cash through reporting the sources and uses of cash due to the operating, investing, and financing activities of a company.

Direct method: This method uses the basis of cash for preparing the cash flows statement.

Cash flows from operating activities: In this direct method, cash flow from operating activities is computed by using all cash receipts and cash payments during the year.

Cash Receipts: It encompasses all the cash receipts from sale of goods and on account receivable.

Cash Payments: It encompasses all the cash payments that are made to suppliers of goods and all expenses that are paid.

The below table shows the way of calculation of cash flows from operating activities:

Cash flows from operating activities (Direct method)

Add: Cash receipts.

Cash receipt from customer

Less: Cash payments:

To supplier

For operating expenses

Income tax expenses

Net cash provided from or used by operating activities

Cash flows from investing activities: Cash provided by or used in investing activities is a section of statement of cash flows. It includes the purchase or sale of equipment or land, or marketable securities, which is used for business operations.

Cash flows from investing activities

Add: Proceeds from sale of fixed assets

Sale of marketable securities / investments

Interest received

Dividend received

Deduct: Purchase of fixed assets/long-lived assets

Purchase of marketable securities

Net cash provided from or used by investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities: Cash provided by or used in financing activities is a section of statement of cash flows. It includes raising cash from long-term debt or payment of long-term debt, which is used for business operations.

Cash flows from financing activities

Add: Issuance of common stock

Proceeds from borrowings

Proceeds from issuance of debt

Deduct: Payment of dividend

Repayment of debt

Interest paid

Redemption of debt

Net cash provided from or used by financing activities

To Prepare: Single step income statement of BRC for the year ended December 31, 2018 (using single-step format).

Requirement 2:

To determine

To Prepare: The balance Sheet of BRC at December 31, 2018.

Requirement 3:

To determine

To Prepare: Statement of cash flows under direct method.