PRIN.OF CORPORATE FINANCE
PRIN.OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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Author: BREALEY
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Chapter 29, Problem 1PS

Sources and uses of cash State whether each of the following events is a source or use of cash, or neither.

  1. a. An automobile manufacturer increases production in response to a forecasted increase in demand. Unfortunately, the demand does not increase.
  2. b. Competition forces the firm to give customers more time to pay for their purchases.
  3. c. Rising commodity prices increase the value of raw material inventories by 20%.
  4. d. The firm sell s a parcel of land for $100,000. The land was purchased five years earlier for $200,000.
  5. e. The firm repurchases its own common stock.
  6. f. The firm doubles its quarterly dividend.
  7. g. The firm issues $1 million of long-term debt and uses the proceeds to repay a short-term bank loan.
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To determine: Whether each events is a source or application of cash or neither.

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Following table showing whether each events is a source or application of cash or neither:

Item nameSource or applicationReason
aApplicationInventory increases and cash decreases(once supplier has been settled)
bApplicationAccounts receivable will raise while cash balance declines.
cNo changeStock is recorded at cost and not in the market value.
dSourceLong term asset will decrease, cash will increase and equity declines( by the post-tax capital loss)
eApplicationThe cash will decrease while the treasury stock balance increases.
fApplicationCash balance will decrease if the retrained earnings balance decrease.
gNo changeLong-term debt and short-term debt are in inverse relationship. That is if the long term debt increases the short term debt will get decrease.

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