Question

Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below. The following information pertains to Mason Company for 2018: Beginning inventory Units purchased 150 units 410 units @ @ $70 $73 Ending inventory consisted of 100 units. Mason sold 460 units at $146 each. All purchases and sales were made with cash. Operating expenses amounted to $2700. Determine the cash flow from operating activities, using each of the three cost flow assumptions listed in Requirement a. Ignore the effect of income taxes. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign.) FIFO LIFO Weighted Average Cash flows from operating activities Cash inflow from customers Cash Outflow for Inventory and expense Net cash flow from operating activities

Answer 1

Cash flows from operating activities : Particulars FIFO LIFO Weighted Cash inflow from customers (460*146) Cash outflow for inventory and expense ((410*73)+2700) Net cash flows from operating activities 67,160 (32,630) 34,530 67,160 (32,630) 34,530 Average 67,160 (32,630) 34,530 Cash inflow and cash outflow will be same for all methods as, FIFO, LIFO and Weighted average are used for determinig cost of goods sold and cost of ending inventory but not cash inflow and cash outflow.