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Compute net cash flow

In the last video, you saw what cash outflows and inflows are. In this exercise, you'll put that knowledge to the test. You'll add and subtract transactions to the net income to compute net cash flow. The exercise has one transaction from each part of the cash flow statement: cash flow from operating, investing, and financing activities.

This exercise is part of the course

Analyzing Financial Statements in Python

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Exercise instructions

  • Correctly add and subtract the net cash inflows and outflows from the net income, filling in the blanks with + or -.

Hands-on interactive exercise

Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.

net_profit = 1000

decrease_in_accounts_recievable = 20

sale_of_property = 430

dividends_paid = 50

# Fill in the blanks
net_cash_flow = net_profit ____ decrease_in_accounts_recievable ____ sale_of_property ____ dividends_paid
print(net_cash_flow)
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