Which of the following changes in working capital will result in a decrease in cash flows?
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Increase in inventories
Decrease in accounts receivable
Decrease in accounts payable
Decrease in other current liabilities
A decrease in current assets ( for example Accounts Receivable) causes an increase in cash flows as cash is received from current assets (for example accounts receivable ). Similarly, An increase in Current Liabilities causes an increase in cash flows as cash is saved as liabilities are not paid
On the other hand, An increase in current assets ( for example Accounts Receivable) causes a decrease in cash flows as cash is blocked from investment in current assets (for example accounts receivable ). Similarly, A decrease in Current Liabilities causes a decrease in cash flows as cash is paid
So, as per above discussion, option A, C and D result in a decrease in cash flows and option B results in an increase in cash flows
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