Question

Ripley Corporation’s accumulated depreciation—equipment account increased by $15,325 while $3,800 of patent amortization was recognized between balance sheet dates. There were no purchases or sales of depreciable or intangible assets during the year. In addition, the income statement showed a gain of $22,420 from the sale of investments.

Reconcile a net income of $286,900 to net cash flows from operating activities.
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Answer 1

To reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities, we need to adjust the net income by adding back non-cash expenses and deducting non-cash gains or losses.

Given:

1. **Net Income:** $286,900
2. **Accumulated Depreciation Increase:** $15,325 (this is a non-cash expense, so it is added back)
3. **Patent Amortization:** $3,800 (this is also a non-cash expense, so it is added back)
4. **Gain from sale of investments:** $22,420 (this is a non-cash gain, so it is deducted)

Now we can reconcile:

\[
\text{Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities} = \text{Net Income} + \text{Increase in Accumulated Depreciation} + \text{Patent Amortization} - \text{Gain on Sale of Investments}
\]

Substituting in the values:

\[
\text{Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities} = 286,900 + 15,325 + 3,800 - 22,420
\]

Calculating:

1. Add the non-cash expenses:
- \( 286,900 + 15,325 = 302,225 \)
- \( 302,225 + 3,800 = 306,025 \)

2. Subtract the gain on the sale of investments:
- \( 306,025 - 22,420 = 283,605 \)

Thus, the net cash flows from operating activities would be **$283,605**.

Therefore, the final answer filled in the blank is:

**$283,605**