Value Added Inc. buys $1 million of sow's ears at the beginning of January but doesn't pay immediately. Instead, it agrees to pay the bill in March. It processes the ears into silk purses, which it sells for $2 million in February. However, it will not collect payment on the sales until April. (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Enter your answers in thousands of dollars not in millions.)
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a. What is the firm’s net income in February?b. What is its net income in March?c. What is the firm’s net new investment in working capital in January?d. What is its net new investment in working capital in April?e. What is the firm’s cash flow in January?f. What is the firm’s cash flow in February?g. What is the cash flow in March?h. What is the cash flow in April?

Exercise 12-7 shown below are comparative balance sheets for flint corporation. flint corporation comparative balance sheets december 31 assets 2017 2016 cash $ 201,348 $ 65,142 accounts receivable 260,568 225,036 inventory 494,487 559,629 land 236,880 296,100 equipment 769,860 592,200 accumulated depreciation—equipment (195,426 ) (94,752 ) total $1,767,717 $1,643,355 liabilities and stockholders’ equity accounts payable $ 115,479 $ 127,323 bonds payable 444,150 592,200 common stock ($1 par) 639,576 515,214 retained earnings 568,512 408,618 total $1,767,717 $1,643,355 additional information: 1. net income for 2017 was $275,373. 2. depreciation expense was $100,674. 3. cash dividends of $115,479 were declared and paid. 4. bonds payable amounting to $148,050 were redeemed for cash $148,050. 5. common stock was issued for $124,362 cash. 6. no equipment was sold during 2017. 7. land was sold for its book value. prepare a statement of cash flows for 2017 using the indirect method.