Increase in accounts receivable......................... 80,000
Increase in merchandise inventory............... (170,000)
Increase in current liabilities............................ 67,000
Net cash used by operating activities............. 161,000
Cash flow investing activities:
Cash paid for equipment.................................. 40,000
Cash flows from financing activities:
Cash received from issue of long-term debt..... 50,000
Cash received from sale of common stock..... 190,000
Payment of cash dividend on common stock...... 5,000
Net cash provided by financing activities....... 235,000
Net increase in cash for the year....................... 34,000
Good record keeping by a business is not only wise but is required by law. Legal and financial questions may be raised by various agencies, banks, and employees. The questions may be accurately answered when written records of business proceedings are kept. By recording daily transactions, the owner can learn from mistakes and avoid errors in the future. Even if profits are not distributed to shareholders, any organization needs a P&L to account for its activities to see whether it is being efficiently and honestly run.
8.2.Find in the text and write down English equivalents of the following words and phrases: