Cash Flows Information , accounting homework help

Cash Flows Information , accounting homework help

Cash Flows Information

WRITE – a minimum of 350 words addressing the following questions:

  • What information does the cash flow statement provide that you cannot see in the other financial statements (income statement, balance sheet, owner’s equity)? 
  • Explain the parts of the cash flow statement.
  • What elements of the cash flow statement do you think are most important for company management to monitor and why?
  • How can this document be used by investors?

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Apple’s Cash Flow

WRITE – a minimum of 350  words addressing the following questions:

  • Go to www.apple.com. Scroll to the bottom of the page and under About Apple, click on investors. Click on Financial Information and then click on 10K – Annual Reports. Click on the 9/26/2015 report. Go to the section titled, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, which contains the Cash Flow Statement. Review the cash flow statement for Apple.
  • How would you summarize Apple’s cash flow position and what does this statement tell you about where the money is coming from and where it’s going?
  • What should Apple do to improve its cash position and why?
  • What trends does the cash flow statement reveal?
  • Does the cash flow statement reveal any major cash flow changes?