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Portions of the financial statements for Myriad Products are provided below. Req

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Question

Portions of the financial statements for Myriad Products are provided below.


Required:
Prepare the cash flows from operating activities section of the statement of cash flows for Myriad Products Company using the direct method. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign. Enter your answers in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10).)

MYRIAD PRODUCTS COMPANY
Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 2018
($ in millions) Sales $ 720 Cost of goods sold 252 Gross margin 468 Salaries expense $ 105 Depreciation expense 80 Patent amortization expense 5 Interest expense 20 Loss on sale of land 4 214 Income before taxes 254 Income tax expense 127 Net Income $ 127

Explanation / Answer

Solution:

Cash Flow from Operating Activities (Direct Method)

Cash receipts from customers (Refer Note 1)

$738

(-) Cash payments to merchandise (Note 2)

-$224

(-) Cash payment for Salaries expense (refer note 4)

-$117

(-) Income Taxes paid (Refer note 6)

-$116

Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities

$281

Note --- It is assumed that Interest Expense is a financing activity hence not taken in Operating Activity.

Note 1 -- Cash receipts from Customers

Beginning Accounts Receivable

$250

Plus: Credit Sales made during the year

$720

Less: Ending Accounts Receivable

-$232

Cash Collected from Customers

$738

Note 2 -- Cash payment for merchandise

Beginning Accounts Payable

$158

Plus: Purchases made during the year (refer note 3)

$236

Less: Ending Accounts Payable

-$170

Cash Paid to Supplier during the year

$224

Note 3 -- Purchase made during the year

Cost of Goods Sold

$252

Plus: Ending Inventory

$446

Less: Beginning Inventory

-$462

Purchases made during the year

$236

Note 4 -- Cash paid for salaries expense

Salaries Expense incurred during the year

$105

Add: Beginning Balance

$98

Less: Ending balance

-$86

Cash paid for salaries expense

$117

Note 5 -- Cash paid for Interest

Interest Expense incurred during the year

$20

Add: Beginning Balance

$32

Less: Ending balance

-$43

Cash paid for interest

$9

Note 6 -- Cash paid for Income Taxes

Income tax expense incurred during the year

$127

Add: Beginning Balance

$22

Less: Ending balance

-$33

Cash paid for Income Taxes

$116

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Cash Flow from Operating Activities (Direct Method)

Cash receipts from customers (Refer Note 1)

$738

(-) Cash payments to merchandise (Note 2)

-$224

(-) Cash payment for Salaries expense (refer note 4)

-$117

(-) Income Taxes paid (Refer note 6)

-$116

Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities

$281