Using the Indirect Method, Decreases in Current Assets and Increases

question 15

Multiple Choice

Using the indirect method, decreases in current assets and increases in current liabilities are both added to net income, whereas increases in current assets and decreases in current liabilities are both subtracted from net income to convert it to net cash flow. Noncash expenses such as depreciation are added back to net income.
$$\begin{array} { | r | r | r | r | r | r | r | } \hline \begin{array} { r } \text { Cash flow } \\\text { from } \\\text { operating } \\\text { activities }\end{array} & \begin{array} { r } \text { Net } + \\\text { Income }\end{array} & \text { Depreciation- } & \begin{array} { r } \text { Change } + \\\text { in } \\\text { Act/Rec }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Change in - } \\\text { inventory }\end{array} & \begin{array} { r } \text { Change in } \\\text { Act/Payables }\end{array} \\\hline \$ 22,500 & \$ 20,000 & \$ 10,000 & \$ 6,500 & \$ 7,000 & \$ 8,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Which of the following adjusting journal entries would change the Net Cash Flows from Operating Activities line of the statement of cash flows?

• A)Recording bad debts expense.
• B)Recording depreciation.
• C)All of the answers are acceptable.
• D)None of the answers are acceptable.

Describe the principle of economizing and its necessity.

Differentiate between the terms full employment and full production and their indicators.

Identify the economic reasons behind scarcity and the economic problem.

Explain the role of economic resources and their classification.

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