Question

Converse Company reported net income of $200,000 in 2020. Depreciation expense was $15,000 and amortization expense on patents was $2,500 in 2020. In addition, the balance sheet reported the following balance changes during 2020.

Decrease in accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000
Increase in debt investments classified as available-for-sale securities. . . . .4,500
Decrease in prepaid expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,000
Decrease in accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,000
Increase in accrued expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,500
Decrease in short-term nontrade notes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8,000
Net Cash provided by operating activities was:______.

Answer 1

net cash flow from operating activities $221,000

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the Net Cash provided by operating activities are as follows;

Cash flows from operating activities

Net income $200,000

Add: depreciation expense $15,000

Add: amortization expense is $2,500

Add: decrease in account receivable $5,000

Add decrease in prepaid expense $2,000

Less decrease in account payable -$8,000

Add increase in accrued expense $4,500

net cash flow from operating activities $221,000