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The change in each of Kendall Corporation\'s balance sheet accounts last year fo

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Question

The change in each of Kendall Corporation's balance sheet accounts last year follows:

Increase

Decrease

Cash

$3,000

Accounts Receivable

$2,000

Inventory

$3,000

Prepaid Expenses

$4,000

Long-term Investments

$15,000

Property, Plant and Equipment

$10,000

Accumulated Depreciation

$8,000

Accounts Payable

$9,000

Accrued Liabilities

$6,000

Bonds Payable

$13,000

Common Stock

$5,000

Retained Earnings

$4,000

Kendall Corporation's income statement for the year was:

Sales

$300,000

Cost of goods sold

180,000

Gross margin

120,000

Selling and administrative expense

116,000

Net income

$4,000

There were no sales or retirements of property, plant, and equipment and no dividends paid during the year. The company pays no income taxes and it did not purchase any long-term investments, issue any bonds payable, or repurchase any of its own common stock. The net cash provided by operating activities on the statement of cash flows is determined using the direct method.

Using the direct method, sales adjusted to a cash basis would be:

$300,000

$302,000

$298,000

$305,000

Increase

Decrease

Cash

$3,000

Accounts Receivable

$2,000

Inventory

$3,000

Prepaid Expenses

$4,000

Long-term Investments

$15,000

Property, Plant and Equipment

$10,000

Accumulated Depreciation

$8,000

Accounts Payable

$9,000

Accrued Liabilities

$6,000

Bonds Payable

$13,000

Common Stock

$5,000

Retained Earnings

$4,000

Explanation / Answer

Calculate direct method sales adjusted :

Cash sales = sales - increase in account receivable

= 300000-2000

Cash sales = 298000

So answer is c) 298000

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