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Answer the Following Questions Regarding the Calculation of Cash Flows

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Answer the following questions regarding the calculation of cash flows provided by operating activities, using the direct method.
a.How is the cash flows provided by operating activities calculated using the direct method?
b.What are the major activities that generate cash flows from operations?
c.Explain how to determine the actual cash payments made to suppliers when using the direct method.


Definitions:

Activity-Based Budgeting

A budgeting approach where budgets are developed based on the activities and resources needed to achieve specific goals or outputs.

Benefits of Budgeting

Benefits of budgeting include providing a financial framework for decision making, setting financial targets, and monitoring financial performance against those targets.

Production Budget

A forecast of the units that must be produced to meet anticipated sales, used in planning the required production levels.

Rolling Budget

A financial plan that is continually updated by adding a new period (month, quarter, etc.) as the current period concludes, ensuring the budget extends a constant length into the future.

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