Cosmos Corporation was established on December 31, 2015, by a group of investors who invested a total of $1,000,000 for shares of the new corporation's common stock. During the month of January 2016, Cosmos provided services to customers for which the total revenue was $100,000. Of this amount, $10,000 had not been collected by the end of January. Cosmos recorded salary expense of $20,000, of which 90% had been paid by the end of the month; rent expense of $5,000, which had been paid on January 1; and other expenses of $12,000, which had been paid by check. On January 31, 2016, Cosmos purchased a van by paying cash of $30,000. There were no other transactions that affected cash.
Required:
1. In which section of the statement of cash flows would the amount of cash paid for rent be reported?
2. In which section of the statement of cash flows would the amount of cash paid for the van purchase be reported?
3. By how much did Cosmos's cash increase or decrease during January 2016?
4. What was Cosmos's net income or net loss (after income tax expense) for the month of January 2016? The income tax expense was $18,900.
5. Explain why the net increase or decrease in cash for a business generally will be different than the net income, or net loss, for the same period.
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