You work as a freelance accounting professional and have been recently engaged by the auditors of Life-Positive Inc. for an assignment. In examining the company’s records, you have extracted the following information:   Life-Positive’s Account Balances 2021 ($) 2022 ($) Accounts Payable           24,600.00              21,250.00  Accounts receivable           15,700.00              12,340.00  Cash           23,450.00              28,600.00  Cost of goods sold           19,700.00              23,000.00  Depreciation           3,090.00               4,590.00  Dividends           5,800.00               10,800.00  Interest           2,340.00               2,890.00  Inventory           7,050.00               8,640.00  Long-term debt           28,000.00              30,000.00  Net fixed assets           41,500.00              48,000.00  Other expenses           2,400.00               2,800.00  Sales           58,000.00              62,500.00  Short-term Notes Payable           2,890.00               2,340.00        Shares outstanding           85,000.00              90,000.00  The tax rate is 32% Required: 1. Calculate the cash flow from assets, cash flow to creditors, and cash flow to stockholders for 2022. 2. Calculate the Dividends per Share and Earnings per Share for each year for Brown Company. 3.  Briefly comment on the company’s cash flows for 2022 in light of an expansion plan which will be financed by both debt        and equity.

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You work as a freelance accounting professional and have been recently engaged by the auditors of Life-Positive Inc. for an assignment. In examining the company’s records, you have extracted the following information:

 

Life-Positive’s Account

Balances

2021 ($)

2022 ($)

Accounts Payable

         

24,600.00

            

21,250.00 

Accounts receivable

         

15,700.00

            

12,340.00 

Cash

         

23,450.00

            

28,600.00 

Cost of goods sold

         

19,700.00

            

23,000.00 

Depreciation

         

3,090.00 

            

4,590.00 

Dividends

         

5,800.00 

            

10,800.00 

Interest

         

2,340.00 

            

2,890.00 

Inventory

         

7,050.00 

            

8,640.00 

Long-term debt

         

28,000.00

            

30,000.00 

Net fixed assets

         

41,500.00

            

48,000.00 

Other expenses

         

2,400.00 

            

2,800.00 

Sales

         

58,000.00

            

62,500.00 

Short-term Notes Payable

         

2,890.00 

            

2,340.00 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

         

85,000.00

            

90,000.00 

The tax rate is 32%

Required:

1. Calculate the cash flow from assets, cash flow to creditors, and cash flow to stockholders for 2022.

2. Calculate the Dividends per Share and Earnings per Share for each year for Brown Company.

3.  Briefly comment on the company’s cash flows for 2022 in light of an expansion plan which will be financed by both debt        and equity.

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