A Company Has the Following Transactions During March

question 90

Essay

A company has the following transactions during March:
March 3 Purchases inventory on account for $3,500,terms 2/10,n/30.
March 5 Pays freight costs of $200 on inventory purchased on March 3.
March 6 Returns inventory with a cost of $500.
March 12 Pays the full amount due on March 3 purchase.
March 29 Sells all inventory purchased on March 3 (less those returned on March 6)for $5,000 on account.
Record all transactions,assuming the company uses a perpetual inventory system.

Identify and calculate cash proceeds from the sale of assets and their reporting in investing activities.

Understand the impact of changes in working capital accounts on cash flows.

Determine cash flows related to the acquisition and disposition of fixed assets.

Calculate and interpret free cash flow.

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Definitions:

Held

When securities are retained in an investment portfolio without being sold.

Financial Engineering

Creating and designing securities with custom-tailored characteristics.

Securities

Securities are financial instruments that represent an ownership position in a publicly-traded corporation (stock), a creditor relationship with a governmental body or a corporation (bond), or rights to ownership as represented by an option.

Portfolios

A portfolio containing various types of financial investments, including stocks, bonds, commodities, cash, cash equivalents, mutual funds, and ETFs.