A comparative balance sheet for Sarasota Corporation is presented as follows. December 31
Assets 2020 2019
Cash $ 72,680 $ 22,000
Accounts receivable 84,360 68,680
Inventory 182,360 191,680
Land 73,360 112,680
Equipment 262,360 202,680
Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment
(71,360 ) (44,680 )
Total $603,760 $553,040
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Accounts payable $ 36,360 $ 49,680
Bonds payable 150,000 200,000
Common stock ($1 par) 214,000 164,000
Retained earnings 203,400 139,360
Total $603,760 $553,040
Additional information:
1. Net income for 2020 was $129,720. No gains or losses were recorded in 2020.
2. Cash dividends of $65,680 were declared and paid.
3. Bonds payable amounting to $50,000 were retired through issuance of common stock.
Prepare a statement of cash flows for 2020 for Sarasota Corporation. (Show amounts that decrease cash flow with either a - sign e. g. -15,000 or in parenthesis e. g. (15,000).)
Determine Sarasota Corporation’s current cash debt coverage, cash debt coverage, and free cash flow.

Sarasota Corporation

1. Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2020:

Operating Activities:

Net Income                          $129,720

Non-cash adjustment:

Depreciation                           26,680

Cash from operating         $ 156,400

Changes in working capital:

Accounts Receivable             (15,680)

Inventory                                  9,320

Accounts Payable                 (13,320)

Net cash from operating activities       $136,720

Investing Activities:

Land                                      39,320

Equipment                           (59,680)

Net cash from investing activities        $(20,360)

Financing Activities:

Cash dividends                                     $(65,680)

Net cash inflows                                    $50,680

2. Sarasota Corporation's:

a) Current Cash Debt Coverage = Cash from operating activities/Current liabilities

= $136,720/$36,360

= 3.76

b) Cash Debt Coverage = Cash from operating activities/Total liabilities

= $136,720/$186,360

= 0.73

c) Free Cash Flow = Cash from operating activities minus Capital expenditure

= $136,720 - 59,680

= $77,040

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Sarasota Corporation

Comparative Balance Sheets

As of December 31 2020 and 2019:

Assets                                  2020              2019           Increase     Decrease

Cash                               $ 72,680          $ 22,000        $50,680

Accounts receivable         84,360              68,680          15,680  

Inventory                          182,360             191,680                            $9,320

Land                                   73,360             112,680                            39,320

Equipment                      262,360           202,680         59,680

Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment

                                         (71,360)            (44,680)       26,680

Total                             $603,760         $553,040

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Accounts payable        $ 36,360           $ 49,680                           13,320

Bonds payable               150,000           200,000                          50,000      

Common stock ($1 par) 214,000            164,000          50,000

Retained earnings        203,400            139,360

Total                            $603,760         $553,040

b) The decrease in bonds is not a cash flow.  The increase in Common Stock is not a cash flow.  The two are exchanges.  In calculating the free cash flow, the cash proceeds from sale of land were not taken into consideration because the sale was a one-off transaction and not part of the operating activities of Sarasota Corporation.

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