Final Exam Answer Template
Final Exam Answer Template
Formulas Required:
Receipts from customers = Net sales + Opening Accounts receivable – Closing accounts receivable
Payments to suppliers = COGS – Opening inventory + Closing inventory + Opening accounts payable
– Closing accounts payable
Other operating costs = Rent + Advertising + Insurance + Utilities + Income Tax expense
Note: Depreciation expense is not a cash item, so it does not go in the cash flow statement direct
method. It is used in the indirect method.
CASH FLOW - Indirect Method
$
Net income after tax
Add: Increases in current liabilities, decreases in current assets
Depreciation (Non-cash item) XXXX
Accounts Payable (CL – if increase) XXXX
Wages Payable (CL - if increase) XXXX
Less: Decreases in current liabilities, increases in current assets
Accounts Receivable (CA - if increase) (XXXX)
Inventory (CA - if increase) (XXXX)
(This should equal the net cash provided by operating activities XXXX
from the cashflow statement)
RATIOS
Operating cash flow margin for 20XX = Net cash flow / Net sales
ECO EFFICIENCY
Product value ($)
Eco Efficiency=
Environmental influence (m, L , kg , etc)
20XX 20XX
Sales $XXXX $XXXX
G&S Purchased $XXXX XXXX
Value added (Sales – G&S Purchased) $XXXX $XXXX
Materials (m, L, kg, etc) XXXX m XXXX m
Eco Efficiency $X.XX/m $X.XX/m
Pick the eco efficiency that is the highest. It has the highest monetary value for the amount of
materials it uses.
PAYBACK PERIOD
Option A
Year Amount to pay at Net expected Total paid back at Amount to pay back at year
beginning of year cash receipts year end end
1 XXX1 XX1X XX1X XXX1 – XX1X = XXX2
2 XXX2 XX2X XX1X + XX2X XXX2 – XX2X = XXX3
3 XXX3 XX3X XX1X+XX2X+XX3X XXX3 – XX3X = XXX4
4 XXX4 XX4X XXX1 0
5
XXX 4
Payback period = 3 years + ( ×365) days
XX 4 X
Pick the option with the shortest payback period.
Pick the option with a positive Net Present Value as a negative NPV will mean that they did not meet
the desired return. If both are positive, pick the option with the higher NPV as it is worth more in the
present.
Relevant Revenues
Revenue =$(Direct Materials + Direct =$(Direct Materials + Direct
Costs + Selling Price) Costs + Selling Price)
Relevant Costs
Cost per X ___ $XX.XX $XX.XX
Cost per XXXX ____ $XXXX.XX $XXXX.XX
Transport $XXX $XXX
Total Cost =$(Cost per XXXX + Transport) =$(Cost per XXXX + Transport)
Accept Option A if the net income of Option A is greater than the net income of Option B.