Canyon Tours showed the following components of working capital last year:
Beginning of Year | End of Year |
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Accounts receivable | $ | 25,600 | $ | 23,800 | ||
Inventory | 12,800 | 14,100 | ||||
Accounts payable | 15,300 | 18,100 | ||||
a. What was the change in net working capital during the year? (A negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign.)
b. If sales were $36,800 and costs were $24,800, what was cash flow for the year? Ignore taxes.
(a)
Beginning net working capital = beginning accounts receivable + beginning inventory - beginning accounts payable
= $25600 + $12800 - $15300 = $23100
Ending net working capital = ending accounts receivable + ending inventory - ending accounts payable
= $23800 + $14100 - $18100 = $19800
Change in net working capital = ending net working capital - beginning net working capital
= $19800 - $23100 = -$3300
(b)
Sales = $36800
Costs = $24800
Cash flow for the year = Sales - costs - change in net working capital
= $36800 - $24800 - (-$3300)
= $36800 - $24800 + $3300 = $15300
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