What ways that corporate accountants might be able to change

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Cisco Systems

Free cash flow is often considered a more reliable measure of a company's net income than reported earnings.

Read the section "Free Cash Flow at Cisco Systems" from your textbook (p. 123) and respond to the following:

• What are some possible ways that corporate accountants might be able to change their earnings to portray a more favorable earnings statement?

• What type of indicators might an investor (or reader of financial statements) look for that would indicate that the free cash flow of a company might be in jeopardy?

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