Bingle, Bangle, and Bungle all manufacture toys. At year end 2004, they reported the following information.
|
Bingle |
Bangle |
Bungle |
|
|
Cash flow from operating activities |
$6,862 |
$14,656 |
$3,052 |
|
Cash flow from (for) investing activities |
4,409 |
457 |
938 |
|
Cash flow from (for) financing activities |
834 |
12,476 |
2,307 |
Respond to each of the following questions.
a. Which company had the largest amount of cash flow from operating activities? Which had the smallest?
b. Would you generally expect cash flow associated with investing activities to be negative? Why or why not?
c. In what ways does Bingle appear to be different from the other two companies? What do these differences suggest about the companies?