Question

The owner of a bicycle repair shop forecasts revenues of $240,000 a year. Variable costs will be $70,000, and rental costs for the shop are $50,000 a year. Depreciation on the repair tools will be $30,000.Required:a. Calculate operating cash flow for the year by using all three methods: 1. Adjusted accounting profits2. Cash inflow/cash outflow analysis3. The depreciation tax shield approach.b. Are the above answers equal?

Answer 1

1. Adjusted Accounting Profits

- This method gives cashflow by adjusting revenue for expenses.

Earnings before tax

= Revenue - variable cost - rent cost - depreciation

= 240,000 - 70,000 - 50,000 - 30,000

= $90,000

Earnings After tax

= 90,000 ( 1 - tax rate)

= 90,000 ( 1 - 30%)

= $63,000

Add back depreciation as it is a non-cash expense

Operating cashflow = 63,000 + 30,000

= $93,000

2. Cash inflow/cash outflow analysis

Cash outflow is removed from inflow.

= Cash inflow - outflow

= 240,000 - variable cost - rent cost - tax

= 240,000 - 70,000 - 50,000 - 27,000

= $93,000

Tax = Earnings before tax * 30%

= 90,000 * 30%

= $27,000

3. The depreciation tax shield approach.

The tax shield that depreciation affords is added to the earnings after tax.

= Revenue - variable cost - rent cost

= 240,000 - 70,000 - 50,000

= $120,000

After tax = 120,000 * ( 1 - 30%)

= $84,000

Depreciation tax shield = depreciation * tax

= 30,000 * 30%

= $9,000

Cashflow = 84,000 + 9,000

= $93,000

4. Are the above answers equal?

Yes they are. All give an operating cash-flow of $93,000.