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Use the following to answer questions 1 - 4 A company maintains its records using accrual basis accounting; however, their accountant wants to create a statement of cash flows and needs to determine the cash flow from operating activities. For simplicity, we assume only one expense account (salaries). The following is data gathered from their records. Services provided to customers during the period Salaries expense for the period Accounts receivable (beginning balance) Accounts receivable (ending balance) Salaries payable (beginning balance) Salaries payable (ending balance) $800,000 450,000 45,000 31,000 18,000 10,000 Use T-accounts for ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE and SALARIES PAYABLE to help answer questions #1 &2. NOTE: ALL SERVICES PROVIDED ARE ON ACCOUNT AND SALARIES EXPENSE ARE RECORDED BEFORE THEY ARE PAID. 1. Determine the amount of cash collected from customers during the period: $_ 2. Determine the amount for cash paid for salaries during the period: $ 3. Determine accrual basis net income for the period: $_ 4. Determine cash basis net income for the period: $_

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Solution: 1) A/R at beg. Add : service revenue for the period Less : A/R at end Cash collection 45000 800000 -31000 814000 2) Salary payable at beg. Add : salary expense for the period Less : Salary payable at End. Cash paid 18000 | 450000 -10000 458000 3) Service revenue earned Less : salary expense incurred accrual basis Net income 800000 -450000 350000 4) Service revenue received Less : salary paid cash basis Net income 814000 -350000 464000