D is corrent.
Working capital equals current assets less current liabilities. Any transactions which affect either current assets or current liabilities, but not both, will affect working capital. If a transaction affects both current assets and current liabilities, the effects will offset and there will be no change in working capital. Working capital at 12/31/Y1 is computed as follows:12/31/Y1 working capital | $1,700,000 |
WC provided by operations | 900,000 |
Cash purchases of plant assets | (600,000) |
Cash dividends paid | (250,000) |
12/31/Y2 working capital | $1,750,000 |
Cash purchases of plant assets and cash dividends paid both decrease working capital because cash, a current asset, is decreasing. Short-term borrowings (and payments on those borrowings) have no effect on working capital because both a current asset and a current liability are affected. In a short-term borrowing cash (a current asset) increases and notes payable (a current liability) also increases. These increases offset, and there is no effect on working capital. When short-term borrowings are repaid, cash and notes payable both decrease. These decreases offset, and there is no effect on working capital.A is incorrect. Working capital equals current assets less current liabilities. Any transactions which affect either current assets or current liabilities, but not both, will affect working capital. If a transaction affects both current assets and current liabilities, the effects will offset and there will be no change in working capital.
B is incorrect. Working capital equals current assets less current liabilities. Any transactions which affect either current assets or current liabilities, but not both, will affect working capital. If a transaction affects both current assets and current liabilities, the effects will offset and there will be no change in working capital.
B is incorrect. Working capital equals current assets less current liabilities. Any transactions which affect either current assets or current liabilities, but not both, will affect working capital. If a transaction affects both current assets and current liabilities, the effects will offset and there will be no change in working capital.