Presented below is selected financial information for cullumber company for december 31, 2022. inventory $ 25,000 cash paid to purchase equipment $ 11,000 cash paid to suppliers 103,600 equipment 37,000 buildings 199,000 service revenue 101,300 common stock 50,100 cash received from customers 132,100 cash dividends paid 6,100 cash received from issuing common stock 21,400 cash at beginning of period 7,500instructions(a) determine which items should be included in a statement of cash flows, and then prepare the statement for preacher corporation.

Explanation:

Basically there are three types of activities:

1. Operating activities: It includes those transactions which affect the working capital, and it records transactions of cash receipts and cash payments.

2. Investing activities: It records those activities which include purchase and sale of the fixed assets

3. Financing activities: It records those activities which affect the long term liability and shareholder equity balance.  

According to these above explanations

(A) Operating activities: Cash paid to suppliers 103,600 and Cash received from customers 132,100

(B) Investing activities:  Cash paid to purchase equipment $ 11,000

(C) Financing activities: Cash dividends paid 6,100, and Cash received from issuing common stock

Now the preparation of the cash flow statement is shown below:

Cash flow from operating activities:

Cash received from customers                            $132,100

Less: cash paid to suppliers                                -$103,600

Net cash flow from operating activities (A)            $28,500

Cash flow from investing activities:

Cash paid to purchase equipment                       -$ 11,000

Net cash flow from investing activities (B)             -$11,000

Cash flow from financing activities:

Cash received from issuing common stock           $21,400

Less: Cash dividends paid                                     -$6,100

Net cash flow from financing activities (C)         $15,300

Net cash increase (A+B+C)                                   $32,800

Add: Beginning cash balance                              $7,500

Ending cash balance                                            $40,300

the answer is a.

by: nicholas dooley