Aero Inc. had the following balance sheet at December 31, 2013

P5-7  (Preparation of a Statement of Cash Flows and Balance Sheet)

Aero Inc. had the following balance sheet at December 31, 2013.

During 2014, the following occurred.

1. Aero liquidated its available-for-sale investment portfolio at a loss of $5,000.

2. A tract of land was purchased for $38,000.

3. An additional $30,000 in common stock was issued at par.

4. Dividends totaling $10,000 were declared and paid to stockholders.

5. Net income for 2014 was $35,000, including $12,000 in depreciation expense.

6. Land was purchased through the issuance of $30,000 in additional bonds.

7. At December 31, 2014, Cash was $70,200, Accounts Receivable was $42,000, and Accounts Payable was $40,000.

Instructions

a Prepare a statement of cash flows for the year 2014 for Aero.

b. Prepare the unclassified balance sheet as it would appear at December 31, 2014.

c. Compute Aero's free cash flow and current cash debt coverage for 2014.

d. Use the analysis of Aero to illustrate how information in the balance sheet and statement of cash flows helps the user of the financial statements.