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Analysis of Consolidated Cash Flow StatementThe following 20X2 consolidated statement of c...

Analysis of Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

The following 20X2 consolidated statement of cash flows is presented for Acme Printing Com­pany and its subsidiary, Jones Delivery:

ACME PRINTING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

For the Year Ended December 31, 20X2

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

 

 

Consolidated Net Income

$ 130,000

 

Noncash Items Included in Income:

 

 

Depreciation Expense

45,000

 

Amortization of Patents

1,000

 

Amortization of Bond Premium

(2,000)

 

Loss on Sale of Equipment

23,000

 

Decrease in Inventory

20,000

 

Increase in Accounts Receivable

(12,000)

 

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

$205,000

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

 

 

Purchase of Buildings

$(150,000)

 

Sale of Equipment

60,000

 

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

 

(90,000)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

 

 

Dividends Paid:

 

 

To Acme Printing Shareholders

$ (50,000)

 

To Noncontrolling Shareholders

(6,000)

 

Sale of Bonds

100,000

 

Repurchase of Acme Printing Stock

(120,000)

 

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

 

(76,000)

Net Increase in Cash

 

$ 39,000

Acme Printing acquired 60 percent of the voting shares of Jones in 20X1 at underlying book value. At that date, the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was equal to 40 percent of the book value of Jones Delivery.

Required

a.Determine the amount of dividends paid by Jones in 20X2.


b.Explain why the amortization of bond premium is treated as a deduction from net income in arriving at net cash flows from operating activities.


c.Explain why an increase in accounts receivable is treated as a deduction from net income in arriving at net cash flows from operating activities.


d.Explain why dividends to noncontrolling stockholders are not shown as a dividend payment in the retained earnings statement but are shown as a distribution of cash in the consolidated cash flow statement.


e.Did the loss on the sale of equipment included in the consolidated statement of cash flows result from a sale to an affiliate or a nonaffiliate? How do you know?

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