Trace the Passage of Cash from the Financial Markets to the Firm

Trace the passage of cash from the financial markets to the firm and from the firm back to the financial markets.

A) 1. Cash flows to the firm from the financial market. 2. The firm invests the cash in current and fixed assets. 3. These assets generate cash. 4. Corporate taxes are paid. 5. Cash flow is reinvested in the firm. 6. The rest goes back to the financial markets as cash paid to creditors and shareholders.
B) 1. The firm invests the cash in current and fixed assets. 2. Cash flows to the firm from the financial market. 3. These assets generate cash. 4. Corporate taxes are paid. 5. Cash flow is reinvested in the firm. 6. The rest goes back to the financial markets as cash paid to creditors and shareholders.
C) 1. The firm invests the cash in current and fixed assets. 2. These assets generate cash. 3. Cash flows to the firm from the financial market. 4. Corporate taxes are paid. 5. Cash flow is reinvested in the firm. 6. The rest goes back to the financial markets as cash paid to creditors and shareholders.
D) 1. The firm invests the cash in current and fixed assets. 2. These assets generate cash. 3. The rest goes back to the financial markets as cash paid to creditors and shareholders. 4. Cash flows to the firm from the financial market. 5. Corporate taxes are paid. 6. Cash flow is reinvested in the firm.
E) 1. The firm invests the cash in current and fixed assets. 2. Corporate taxes are paid. 3. These assets generate cash. 4. Cash flows to the firm from the financial market. 5. Cash flow is reinvested in the firm. 6. The rest goes back to the financial markets as cash paid to creditors and shareholders.