Reference no: EM132639578
Question - Preparing a statement of cash flows from changes in balance sheet accounts. The comparative balance sheets of Incloud Airlines show the following information for a recent year (amounts in thousands of US$):
Change Amount Direction
Cash $40,308a Increase
Accounts Receivable 15,351 Decrease
Inventories 15,117 Increase
Prepayments 16,776 Increase
Property, Plant, and Equipment (at Cost) 1,134,644b Increase
Accumulated Depreciation 264,088b Increase
Other Non-operating Assets 8,711 Increase
Accounts Payable 660 Decrease
Other Current Liabilities 114,596 Increase
Long-Term Debt 244,285 Increase
Other Non-operating Liabilities 140,026 Increase
Common Stock 96,991 Increase
Retained Earnings 340,879c Increase
a. Cash was $378,511 at the beginning of the year and $418,819 at the end of the year.
b. Incloud Airlines did not sell any property, plant, and equipment during the year.
c. Net income was $474,378.
Required -
a. Create a statement of cash flows for Incloud Airlines for the year. Treat changes in non-operating assets as investing transactions and changes in non-operating liabilities as financing transactions.
b. Discuss briefly the pattern of cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities for Incloud Airlines for the year.