Test Bank for Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making, Eighth Edition
FOR INSTRUCTOR USE ONLY
CHAPTER LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Discuss the usefulness and format of the statement of cash flows. The statement of
cash flows provides information about the cash receipts, cash payments, and net change in
cash resulting from the operating, investing, and financing activities of a company during the
period.
Operating activities include the cash effects of transactions that enter into the determination
of net income. Investing activities involve cash flows resulting from changes in investments
and long-term asset items. Financing activities involve cash flows resulting from changes in
long-term liability and stockholders' equity items.
2. Prepare a statement of cash flows using the indirect method. The preparation of the
statement of cash flows involves three major steps: (1) Determine net cash provided/used by
operating activities by converting net income from an accrual basis to a cash basis. (2)
Analyze changes in noncurrent asset and liability accounts and record as investing and
financing activities, or disclose as noncash transactions. (3) Compare the net change in cash
on the statement of cash flows with the change in the cash account reported on the balance
sheet to make sure the amounts agree.
3. Use the statement of cash flows to evaluate a company. During the introductory stage,
cash provided by operating activities and cash from investing are negative, and cash from
financing is positive. During the growth stage, cash provided by operating activities becomes
positive but is still not sufficient to meet investing needs. During the maturity stage, cash
provided by operating activities exceeds investing needs, so the company begins to retire
debt. During the decline stage, cash provided by operating activities is reduced, cash from
investing becomes positive (from selling off assets), and cash from financing becomes more
negative. Free cash flow indicates the amount of cash a company generated during the
current year that is available for the payment of dividends or for expansion.
*4. Prepare a statement of cash flows using the direct method. The preparation of the
statement of cash flows involves three major steps: (1) Determine net cash provided/used by
operating activities by converting net income from an accrual basis to a cash basis. (2)
Analyze changes in noncurrent asset and liability accounts and record as investing and
financing activities, or disclose as noncash transactions. (3) Compare the net change in cash
on the statement of cash flows with the change in the cash account reported on the balance
sheet to make sure the amounts agree. The direct method reports cash receipts less cash
payments to arrive at net cash provided by operating activities.
*5.Use the T-account approach to prepare a statement of cash flows. To use T-accounts to
prepare the statement of cash flows: (1) prepare a large Cash T-account with sections for
operating, investing, and financing activities; (2) prepare smaller T-accounts for all other
noncash accounts; (3) insert beginning and ending balances for all accounts; and (4) follow
the steps in Illustration 12-3 (page 596), enter debit and credit amounts as needed.