c.
d.
e.
PROBLEM 13.8
MIRACLE TOOL, INC. (continued
This company is contracting its operations. Its investment in marketable securities,
Miracle Tool, Inc. has substantially more cash than it did a year ago. Nonetheless, the
Miracle Tool, Inc. achieved its positive cash flow from operating activities basically by
liquidating assets and by not paying its bills. It has converted most of its accounts
receivable into cash, which probably means that credit sales have declined substantially
over the past several months. A decrease in sales shows up in the income statement
immediately, but may take months before its effects appear in a statement of cash flows.
near future.