Financial accounting 16th Edition by Jan Williams,Susan Haka,Mark Bettner ,Joseph Carcello

Exercise 56

Statements of cash flow for Home Depot, Inc. for 2012, 2011, and 2010 are included in Appendix Aof this text.
a.ocus on the information for 2012 (year ending February 3, 2013).ow does net earnings compare with net cash provided by or used in operations, and what accounts for the primary difference between the two amounts
b.hat are the major uses of cash, other than operations, and how have these varied over the three-year period presented
c.ash flows from both investing and financing activities have been negative for all three years presented.onsidering Home Depot 's overall cash flows, including its cash flows from operations, would you say that this leads to a negative interpretation of Home Depot 's cash position at February 3, 2013 Why or why not
d.alculate the amount of free cash flow for each of 2010, 2011, and 2012, and comment briefly on your conclusion concerning this information.