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cash flow from investing activities

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  • This topic has 13 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 10 years ago by AvatarMikeLittle.
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  • September 5, 2015 at 7:41 pm #269983
    AvatarVictoria
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    hi, Mike

    If in the context of the preparation of a statement of cash flows the following information is relevant. PPE net book value at 31 March 2013 $910,000, PPE net book value at 1 April, 2012 $720,000, new assets acquired at a cost of $500,000 of which $100,000 was allowed against an asset disposed of that had a net book value of $80,000 at the date of disposal. During the year PPE was revalued by $150,000.

    what would be cash flow from investing activities?
    is it purchase, depreciation of PPE: 380,000
    proceeds from sale of PPE: 100,000
    total: 480,000 (add back)?

    September 5, 2015 at 7:49 pm #269987
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    No!

    It’s:

    Depreciation add back of 380 in operating activities

    Deduct profit on disposal 20 in operating activities

    Cash paid for purchases 400 in investing activities

    OK?

    September 5, 2015 at 8:19 pm #269989
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    then I took the whole point wrong :((
    so, what would be the T account calculation for that (investment activity only)?

    dr:
    b/f 720,000
    purchase 500,000
    revaluation 150,000
    total: 1,370

    cr:
    c/f 910,000
    nbv of sales 80,000
    dpn 380,000
    total: 1,370

    it balances, so, where’s cash flow here?

    September 5, 2015 at 8:43 pm #269992
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    500 purchases but 100 was a trade-in, not cash

    September 5, 2015 at 8:53 pm #269993
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    so? how do we find cash if, say, depreciation of 380,000 was given? please, the whole calculation with T account, not by just deducting 100 from 500 – it’s calculation for this particular case, and I want to figure out the overall algorithm.

    September 5, 2015 at 8:59 pm #269994
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    You’ve got it right there! You know how much the purchases were (given) and you’re told that 100 of that 500 purchases was proceeds of a trade in, so the rest MUST have been cash

    OK?

    September 5, 2015 at 9:18 pm #269995
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    not ok, no. why would we always have different calculations for different cases? why no pro-form? so, what would be accounting records for this case at all? may be that’d be helping?

    September 5, 2015 at 10:43 pm #269999
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    Open up T accounts for PPE and for Disposals and put in the figures.

    Beware with the 500 purchases debit entry in the PPE account …. split that 500 into 100 (narrative disposal account) and 400 (narrative “cash”)

    Try that and let me know if it’s still no better

    And, no, the is no way to have a standard! What would be the point? It isn’t always the same in practice and surely the idea of exam questions is to determine whether you understand the concepts

    September 5, 2015 at 11:54 pm #270001
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    Sir its (400) or 400. I got (400)
    purchase (500)
    sales 100

    cash from inves (400)

    September 6, 2015 at 4:10 am #270008
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    ok, I see now, it’s

    dr:
    b/f 720,000
    purchase (as in allowance) 100,000
    purchase (as in cash) 400,000
    revaluation 150,000
    total: 1,370

    cr:
    c/f 910,000
    nbv of sales 80,000
    dpn 380,000
    total: 1,370

    >>the is no way to have a standard! What would be the point?
    to always know how to calculate and not to have to guess each and every time – that would be the point.

    sorry, sir, I’m just a bit on edge before the exam…

    September 6, 2015 at 4:41 am #270009
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    or we probably better do it this way (in case depreciation’s given):

    dr:
    b/f 720,000
    revaluation 150,000
    therefore: cash (as in purchase) 500,000
    total: 1,370

    cr:
    c/f 910,000
    nbv of disposal 80,000
    dpn 380,000
    total: 1,370

    purchase (500,000)
    proceeds from disposal 100,000
    net cash flow from investing activities (400,000)

    also, when we know the purchase price, we can calculate depreciation, and vice versa

    seems I’m beginning to get it! 🙂

    September 6, 2015 at 8:54 am #270022
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    That looks good to me 🙂

    September 6, 2015 at 8:59 am #270025
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    thank you, Mike, and see you post-exam 🙂
    hopefully, on P2 forum

    September 6, 2015 at 9:00 am #270026
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    Looking forward to that already – and good luck in the exam 🙂

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