312 Accounting: Business Reporting for Decision Making
7.33 LO1
Outline how a creditor, investor and employee would interpret the statement of cash flows of
Coconut Plantations Pty Ltd.
Coconut Plantations Pty Ltd
Statement of cash flows
$
4 months
2016
$
12 months
2017
Cash flows from operating activities
Receipts from customers
Receipts from other income
Payments to suppliers and employees
Payment of interest
Payment of income tax
476 890
5 000
- 396 500
- 5 000
0
- 5 000
1 480 100
1 000
- 1 251 500
- 14 000
- 45 000
Net cash inflows from operating activities 80 390 170 600
Cash flows from investing activities
Payment for equipment –40 000 –160 000
Net cash outflows from investing activities –40 000 –160 000
Cash inflows from financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings
Repayment of borrowings
Dividend paid to shareholder
20 000
0
0
140 000
- 29 000
- 14 790
Net cash inflows from financing activities 20 000 96 210
Net cash inflows during the period
Cash at the beginning of the period
60 390
0
106 810
60 390
Cash at the end of the period 60 390 167 200
7.34 LO2
Refer to the data on Coconut Plantations Pty Ltd in exercise 7.33 and answer the following questions.
a. Coconut Plantations Pty Ltd’s profit after income tax for 4 months to 31 December 2016 was
$105 000 and for the 12 months to 31 December 2017 was $229 600. This is higher than net
cash flows from operations. Is this normal? Why?
b. The net cash flows from investing activities are negative in both periods. Is this normal? Why?
c. What do you see as the most important cash activity for an entity? Why?
Problems
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7.35 Preparing a statement of cash flows LO3
Presented below is information for Jill Winter, a sole trader, for the year ended 31 December 2017.
Use the information to prepare a statement of cash flows.
Cash balance, 31 December 2017
Cash paid to employees and suppliers
Cash received from sale of land
Cash paid as GST
Cash received from money market borrowings
Depreciation expense for the period
Cash paid to purchase equipment
Cash balance, 1 January 2017
Cash paid as drawings
Cash received from customers
Cash received as interest
Cash paid for interest
$ 68 340
291 300
50 420
22 400
33 600
13 440
56 000
51 540
70 580
369 700
8 960
5 600