Use the Following Income Statement and Information About Selected Current

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Essay

Use the following income statement and information about selected current assets and current liabilities to calculate the net cash provided or used by operating activities using the direct method.

Selected beginning and ending balances of current asset and current liability accounts, all of which relate to operating activities, are as follows:

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Definitions:

Metamorphic Rock

Rock that was once one form of rock but has changed to another under the influence of heat, pressure, or some other agent without passing through a liquid phase.

Heat And Pressure

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Igneous Rock

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