For the past year, Kayla, Inc., has sales of $44,822, interest expense of $3,230, cost of goods sold of $15,259, selling and administrative expense of $11,006, and depreciation of $5,255. If the tax rate is 38 percent, what is the operating cash flow?
$10,072
$6,245
$11,500
$13,357
$14,730
The operating cash flow is computed by using the below mentioned formula:
= Earnings before interest and tax + Depreciation - tax expenses
Earnings before interest and tax is computed as follows:
= Sales - cost of goods sold - selling and administrative expense - depreciation
= $ 44,822 - $ 15,259 - $ 11,006 - $ 5,255
= $ 13,302
The tax expenses is computed as follows:
= ( Earnings before interest and tax - interest expenses ) x tax rate of 38%
= ( $ 13,302 - $ 3,230 ) x 38%
= $ 3,827.36
So, the operating cash flow will be:
= $ 13,302 + $ 5,255 - $ 3,827.36
= $ 14,730 Approximately
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