A company’s financial data for the year are as follows: Opening Working Capital = Rs. 1,30,000 Closing Working Capital = Rs. 1,90,000 Net Profit after Tax = Rs. 1,05,000 Depreciation (non‑cash) = Rs. 45,000 Sale of machinery for cash = Rs. 1,20,000 (book value Rs. 80,000) Purchase of new equipment for cash = Rs. 1,00,000 Compute the net funds available to the company after considering the change in working capital and fixed‑asset transactions.
Answer
Net funds available = Rs. 1,10,000
The correct answer is Net funds available = Rs. 1,10,000 — Thus the company has net funds of Rs. 1,10,000 available.
Step-by-step solution
- Identify sources of funds: Net profit, depreciation, cash received from sale of machinery.
- Sources = 1,05,000 (profit) + 45,000 (depreciation) + 1,20,000 (sale proceeds) = Rs. 2,70,000.
- Identify applications of funds: Purchase of new equipment and increase in working capital.
- Increase in working capital = Closing WC – Opening WC = 1,90,000 – 1,30,000 = Rs. 60,000.
- Applications = 1,00,000 (equipment purchase) + 60,000 (WC increase) = Rs. 1,60,000.
- Net funds = Sources – Applications = 2,70,000 – 1,60,000 = Rs. 1,10,000.
- Thus the company has net funds of Rs. 1,10,000 available.
Common mistake: Treating increase in working capital as a source instead of an application
Concept tested: Fund flow statement computation
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