THE ELEMENTS OF A CASH FLOW PROJECTION A capital budgeting decision is characterized by costs and benefits (cash flows) that are spread out over several time periods. This leads to a requirement that the time value of money be considered in order to evaluate the alternatives correctly. Although in actual practice we must consider risk as well as time value‚ to situations in which the costs and benefits (in terms of cash) are known with certainty. There are sufficient difficulties in just taking
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Chapter 3 The Balance Sheet and Financial Disclosures Questions for Review of Key Topics Question 3-1 The purpose of the balance sheet‚ also known as the statement of financial position‚ is to present the financial position of the company on a particular date. Unlike the income statement‚ which is a change statement that reports events occurring during a period of time‚ the balance sheet is a statement that presents an organized array of assets‚ liabilities
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Accounting Basics f or S t u d e n t s Ba sic a ccou nting le ss ons an d qu es tio ns fo r high s cho ol a nd c ollege s tude nts By Michael Celender Accounting Basics for Students Copyright © 2010 Michael Celender. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means‚ including but not limited to digital copying and printing‚ without the express written permission of the author. The author‚ Michael Celender‚ has made his best effort
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an asset as shown on a firm’s balance sheet; historical cost. Liquidation value: amount that could be received if an asset were sold individually. Market value: observed value of an asset in the marketplace; determined by supply and demand. Intrinsic value: economic or fair value of an asset; the present value of the asset’s expected future cash flows. SECURITY VALUATION In general‚ the intrinsic value of an asset = the present value of the stream of expected cash flows discounted at an appropriate
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27. Prepare a statement of cash flows for the Crosby Corporation. Follow the general procedures indicated in Table 2–10 on page 38. Crosby Corporation Statement of cash flows For the year ending December 31‚ 2008. Cash flows from operating activities Net income (earnings after taxes) = $160‚000 Adjustments to determine cash flow from operating activities: Add back depreciation = $150‚000 Increase in accounts receivable = ($50‚000) Increase in inventory = ($20‚000) Decrease in prepaid
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The analysis and application of the balance sheet Kuang xin Financial accounting is one of the most popular major in the world. In the study of accounting‚ people must know and use expertly the three accounting statement‚ balance sheets‚ cash flow‚ and income statement. It is the most basic and useful skill in one’s career of accounting. But in the four basic financial statement‚ the balance sheet or called statement of financial position is the only one
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1. What is the appropriate classification in the statement of cash flows in the company’s December 31‚ 2010‚ financial statements for its purchase of 2012 EAs from Clean Air Corp ? According to the FASB codification section 805-50-3-1-2‚ these allowance will be recognized as intangible assets at their cost. When a company buys any assets‚ the cash outflow due to purchase will be classified in the investing section of the statement of cash flows. Standard Accounting Entry for Purchase
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6. A proforma cost sheet of a company provides the following particulars : Elements of Cost Material 40% Direct Labour 20% Overheads 20% The following further particulars are available: (a). It is proposed to maintain a level of activity of 2‚00‚000 units. (b).Selling price is Rs.12 per unit (c) Raw materials are expected to remain in stores for an average period of one month (d) Materials will be in process‚ on averages half a month. (e) Finished goods are required to be in stock for
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n cash STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW - Section -7 Why statements of cash flow? They are required by the IFRS SMEs and they show the cash generating potential of a firm. A profitable firm may lack cash. Cash flow statements show the difference between cash and profit. Objective of Section 7: To explain the historical changes in cash and cash equivalents of an enterprise under the following activities; operating‚ investing and financing activities and changes in cash and cash equivalents.
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7 – Discounted Cash Flow Techniques page 247 A brief tutorial on Excel financial functions (problems to follow) You may find the following Excel‚ built-in financial functions helpful when analyzing the problems below. (To access these functions‚ select Insert‚ Functions‚ and choose Financial.) =PV(rate‚ nper‚ pmt‚ fv‚ type) returns the present value of a series of cash flows. =FV(rate‚ nper‚ pmt‚ pv‚ type) returns the future value of a series of cash flows. =PMT(rate
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