Managerial Accounting 4e Solutions Manual
Application & Analysis
A13-41
Note: These answers are SAMPLE answers only – student answers can and will vary widely. This case is intended for
1. Which method is used to calculate the cash provided or used by operations?
2. What items increased cash provided by operations?
3. What items decreased cash provided by operations?
4. Overall, was cash increased or decreased by operating activities?
5. Did investing activities in total increase cash or decrease cash during the year? What were the major uses or
sources of cash related to investing?
6. Did financing activities in total increase cash or decrease cash during the year? What were the major uses or
sources of cash related to financing?
7. What items (if any) are disclosed as significant noncash financing or investing activities? Now that you have
looked at each company’s cash flow statements individually, compare the two companies. What can you tell
about each company from its statement of cash flows? Can you tell if one company is stronger than the other