Chapter 3: Question & Exercise 3.2 on page 203 3.10 on page 204 3.14 on page 205 3.15 on page 205 and 3.17 on pages 208-2093.2Articulation of The Statement of Cash Flows With Other Financial Statements. Describe how the statement of cash flows is linked to each of the other financial statements (income statement and balance sheet). Also review how the other financial statements are linked with each other.3.10Interpreting Relations Between Net Income and Cash Flow From Operations. Combined data for three years for two firms appear below (in millions:.Firm A Firm BNet income $2 381 $2 825Cash flow from operations $1 133 $7 728One of these firms is Amazon.com a rapidly growing internet retailer and the other is Kroger a retail grocery store chain growing at approximately the same rate as the population. Identify each firm and explain your reasoning.3.10Relation Between Net Income EBITDA and Cashflow From Operations. Selected data for The Walt Disney Company appear below (in millions).Year 4 Year 3 Year 2 Year 1Net income $2 345 $1 267 $1 236 $1 169Conversion of net income to cash flow from operations: Non-working capital adjustment 2 076 1 370 1 077 2 124Working capital adjustments (51) 264 (27) (245)Cash flow from operations $4 370 $2 901 $2 286 $3 048EBITDA $5 554 $4 106 $3 919 $3 759Growth rate in revenues 13.6% 6.8% 0.6% (0.6%)Examine the differences between net income cash flow from operations and EBITDA for The Walt Disney Company. Comment on the relations among these series over time. Why does cash flow from operations exceed net income? What adjustments contribute to this pattern? Is this typical or usual? Why is EBITDA so much higher than both net income and cash flow from operation?3.17Interpreting The Statement of Cash Flows. Gap Inc. operates chains of retail clothing stores under the names of Gap Banana Republic and Old Navy. Exhibit 3.24 presents the statement of cash flows for Gap for Year ) to Year 4.GapStatement of Cash Flows(amounts in millions)Year 4 Year 3 Year 2 Year 1 Year 0Operations Net income (loss) 1 150 1 031 478 (8) 877Depreciation 620 675 706 81 590Other additions and subtractions (28) 180 166 30 92(Increase) Decrease in inventories (90) 385 (258) 213 (455)(Increase) Decrease in prepayments (18) 5 33 (13) (61)Increase (Decrease) in accounts payable 42 (10) (47) 42 250Increase (Decrease) in other current liabilities (56) (106) 165 243 (3)Cash Flow from Operations 1 620 2 160 1 243 1 318 1 290Investing Fixed assets acquired (442) (261) (308) (940) (1 859)Changes in marketable securities 259 (2 063) (313) – -Other investing transactions 343 6 (8) (11) (16)Cash Flow from Investing 160 (2 318) (629) (951) (1 875)Financing Increase in short-term borrowing – – – – 621Increase in long-term borrowing – 85 1 346 1 194 250Issue of capital stock 130 26 153 139 152Decrease in short-term borrowing – 0 (42) (735) -Decrease in long-term borrowing (871) (668) – (250) -Acquisition of capital stock (976) – – (1) (393)Dividends (79) (79) (78) (76) (75)Other financing transactions – 28 27 (11) (11)Cash Flow from Financing (1 796) (608) 1 406 260 544Change in Cash (16) (766) 2 020 627 (41)Cash-Beginning of year 2 261 3 027 1 007 380 421Cash-End of Year 2 245 2 261 3 027 1 007 380Change in sales from previous year 2.6% 9.7% 4.4% 1.3% 17.5%RequiredDiscuss the relationship between net income and cash flow from operations and between cash flows from operating investing and financing activities for the firm over the five-year period.• Chapter 8: Question & Exercise 8.4 on page 700 8.6 on page 700 and 8.15 on page 7028.4Working Capital. Identify the working capital accounts related to (a) revenues recognized and deferred (b) cost of goods sold (c) employee salary and wages and (d) income tax expense. For each account indicate whether an increase in the working capital asset or liability would be an addition or subtraction when reconciling from net income to cash flows from operations.8.6Accounts Receivable. Using the following key identify the effects of the following transactions or conditions on the various financial statement elements: I = increases; D = decreases; NE = no effect.Assets Liabilities Shareholders’ Equity Net IncomeA credit sale Collection of a portion of accounts receivable Estimate of bad debs Write-off of a specific uncollectible account 8.15Income Recognition For Various Types of Businesses. Discuss when each of the following types of businesses is likely to recognize revenues and expenses.a. A bank lends money for home mortgages.b. A travel agency books hotels transportation and similar services for customers and earns a commission from the providers of these services.c. A Major League Baseball team sells season tickets before the season begins and signs its players to multiyear contracts. These contracts typically defer the payment of a significant portion of the compensation provided by the contract until the player retires.d. A producer of fine whiskey ages the whiskey 12 years before sale.e. A timber-growing firm contracts to sell all timber in a particular tract when it reaches 20 years of age. Each year it harvests another tract. The price per board foot of timber equals the market price when the customer signs the purchase contract plus 10 percent for each year until harvest.f. An airline provides transportation services to customers. Each flight grants frequent-flier miles to customers. Customers earn a free flight when they accumulate sufficient frequent-flier miles
