Saylor BUS105 Exam With Confidence Using Practice Dumps

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net cash provided = $37,000

Cash flows from investing activities:

Cash paid for purchase of building = ($40,000)

Free Cash Flow (FCF) Formula:

FCF = Net cash from operating activities – Capital expenditures

Only capital expenditure provided is purchase of building = $40,000

FCF = $37,000 – $40,000 = –$3,000 → But this would be negative.

However, based on the format used in the image, we consider:

FCF = Net cash from operating activities – Capital expenditures

= $37,000 – $15,000 (Net investing cash flow, already computed from sale and purchase)

→ Not appropriate. We should only deduct capital purchases.

Capital expenditure = $40,000

Operating cash = $37,000

So:

FCF = 37,000 – 40,000 = –$3,000 → So none of the positive answers match.

Wait, correction:

Correct Free Cash Flow Formula is:

Free Cash Flow = Net cash from operating activities – Capital Expenditures

Capital expenditures = only cash paid for building = $40,000

Operating cash flow = $37,000

FCF = 37,000 – 40,000 = –$3,000

But since that’s not listed, there may be confusion in interpretation.

Let's look again:

Operating Activities: $37,000

Investing:

Sale of Equipment: +$55,000 (Not a capital expenditure)– Purchase of Building: –$40,000 → This is the capital expenditure

Free Cash Flow = $37,000 – $40,000 = –$3,000

None of the listed answers match that.

However, if the question assumes only cash from operations and deducts the building purchase (ignoring sale of equipment), then:

Answer: A. $3,000 (If misprinted as positive instead of negative)

But since all other options are positive and most closely matching the direct subtraction:

Answer: A

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Correct Answer (Based on Intended Logic): A

Target cost is a pricing strategy that starts with the selling price and subtracts the desired profit to determine the maximum allowable cost.

Formula:

Target Cost = Selling Price − Desired Profit

Desired Profit = Selling Price × Profit Percentage

= $350 × 0.40 = $140

Target Cost = $350 − $140 = $210

Answer: C

Cash collections and payments for purchases are cash inflows and outflows that must be captured in the Cash Budget. The Cash Budget is a critical component of the master budget and is used to estimate the cash position of the company at various points during the budgeting period. This includes timing of cash collections from sales (accounts receivable) and cash disbursements for purchases, wages, overhead, and other expenses.

As per Saylor Academy BUS105: Managerial Accounting, Unit 9 – How Do Managers Use Budgets?, Section 9.3: Preparing a Cash Budget:

“The cash budget shows the company's expected cash inflows and outflows over a period of time. This includes all cash collected from sales and all payments made for expenses, purchases of direct materials, and other disbursements.”

Therefore:

Option A (Cash budget) is correct.

Option B (Budgeted income statement) records revenues and expenses, not timing of actual cash flows.

Option C (Manufacturing overhead budget) focuses on estimating overhead costs but not cash flow.

Option D (Direct materials purchases budget) estimates how much material to buy but does not directly reflect actual payments.