CHAPTER 14 Statement of Cash Flows
E 14-36 (Concluded)
2. From Requirement 1, the net operating cash without the change in accounts
payable is $8,475 ($18,600 – $10,125). Thus, the change in accounts payable
must be $20,475 – $8,475 = $12,000, which means accounts payable must have
increased by this amount. The ending balance is, therefore, $57,000: Beginning
Accounts Payable + Increase = $45,000 + $12,000.
3. The operating cash flows are only $18,600, about half of what would be needed.
However, Hepworth has a large cash balance ($126,600) including this year’s
E 14-37
1. Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of bonds……………………………………………………………
$(300,000)
Sale of equipment……………………………………………………………… 495,000
Purchase of new machinery…………………………………………..……
(180,000)
Purchase of common stock…………………………………………..……
(82,500)
2. The negative cash flow from investing can be covered using cash from operating
and financing activities. Sources of cash for investment include operating cash
flows and financing activities such as issuing bonds, issuing common stock, and
taking out mortgages. Thus, it is important to know operating cash flows so that
a decision can be made concerning the use of other forms of financing.
E 14-38
Cash flows from financing activities: