A pple Inc. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In millions) September 30, 2017 20,484 September 24, 2016 Years ended Septan her 26, 2015 Cash and cash equivaknts, beginning of the year Operating activitics: 21,120 13,844 Net income 48,351 45,687 53,394 Adjustments to reconcik net income to cash generated by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 10,157 10,505 11,257 Share- based compensation apene 4,840 4,210 3,586 Defered income tax expense 5,966 4,938 1,382 Other (166) 486 385 Changes in operating assets and liabilitke : Accounts receivable, net (2,093) 527 417 Inventories (2,723) 217 (238) Vendor non-trade receivabkes (4,254) (51) (3,735) Other current and non-cure nt assets (5,318) 1,055 (283) Accounts payable 9,618 1,837 5,001 Deferred evenue (626) (1,554) 1,042 Other current and non-curent liabilities (154) (2,033) 9,058 Cash generated by operating activities 63,598 65,824 81,266 Investing activities Purchases of marketable securities (199,486) (142,428) (166,002) Prucceds from maturitie s of marketable securities 31,775 21,258 14,538 Prucceds from sales of marketabke securities 94,564 90,536 107,447 Payments made in connection with business acquisitions, net (329) (297) (343) Payments for acquisition of property, plant and equipment (12,451) (12,734) (11,247) (344) Payments for acquisition of intangible ascts Payments for strate gic investments, net (814) (241) (395) (1,388) Other 220 (110) (26) Cash used in investing activitics (46,446) (45,977) (56,274) Financing activities: Prucceds from issuane of common stock 555 495 543 Excess tax benefits from equity awards Payments for taxes related to et share settkment of equity awards 627 407 749 (1,874) (1,50) (1,499) Payments for dividends and dividendequivaknts (12,769) (12,150) (11,561) Repurchases of common stock (32,900) (29,722) (35,253) Pruceds from issuance of term debt, net 28,662 24,954 27,114 Repayments of term deht (3,500) (2,500) Change in commercial paper, net (397) 3,852 (17,347) 2,191 Cash used in financing activities (20,483) (17,716) Increase (decre ase) in cash and cash equivalents (195) (636) 7,776 Cash and cash equivaknts, end of the year 20,289 20,484 21,120 Supplemental cash flow disclosur: Cash paid for income taxes, net 11,591 10,444 13,252 Cash paid for inerest 2,092 1,316 514 See accompany ing Noes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Refer to Apple’s statement of cash flows. (a) Which method is used to compute its net cash provided by operating activities? (b) Its balance
sheet shows an increase in accounts receivable from September 24, 2016, to September 30, 2017; why is this increase in accounts receivable subtracted when computing net cash provided by operating activities for the fiscal year
ended September 30, 2017?

A pple Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
September 30, 2017
20,484
September 24, 2016
Years ended
Septan her 26, 2015
Cash and cash equivaknts, beginning of the year
Operating activitics:
21,120
13,844
Net income
48,351
45,687
53,394
Adjustments to reconcik net income to cash generated
by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
10,157
10,505
11,257
Share- based compensation apene
4,840
4,210
3,586
Defered income tax expense
5,966
4,938
1,382
Other
(166)
486
385
Changes in operating assets and liabilitke :
Accounts receivable, net
(2,093)
527
417
Inventories
(2,723)
217
(238)
Vendor non-trade receivabkes
(4,254)
(51)
(3,735)
Other current and non-cure nt assets
(5,318)
1,055
(283)
Accounts payable
9,618
1,837
5,001
Deferred evenue
(626)
(1,554)
1,042
Other current and non-curent liabilities
(154)
(2,033)
9,058
Cash generated by operating activities
63,598
65,824
81,266
Investing activities
Purchases of marketable securities
(199,486)
(142,428)
(166,002)
Prucceds from maturitie s of marketable securities
31,775
21,258
14,538
Prucceds from sales of marketabke securities
94,564
90,536
107,447
Payments made in connection with business acquisitions, net
(329)
(297)
(343)
Payments for acquisition of property, plant and equipment
(12,451)
(12,734)
(11,247)
(344)
Payments for acquisition of intangible ascts
Payments for strate gic investments, net
(814)
(241)
(395)
(1,388)
Other
220
(110)
(26)
Cash used in investing activitics
(46,446)
(45,977)
(56,274)
Financing activities:
Prucceds from issuane of common stock
555
495
543
Excess tax benefits from equity awards
Payments for taxes related to et share settkment of equity awards
627
407
749
(1,874)
(1,50)
(1,499)
Payments for dividends and dividendequivaknts
(12,769)
(12,150)
(11,561)
Repurchases of common stock
(32,900)
(29,722)
(35,253)
Pruceds from issuance of term debt, net
28,662
24,954
27,114
Repayments of term deht
(3,500)
(2,500)
Change in commercial paper, net
(397)
3,852
(17,347)
2,191
Cash used in financing activities
(20,483)
(17,716)
Increase (decre ase) in cash and cash equivalents
(195)
(636)
7,776
Cash and cash equivaknts, end of the year
20,289
20,484
21,120
Supplemental cash flow disclosur:
Cash paid for income taxes, net
11,591
10,444
13,252
Cash paid for inerest
2,092
1,316
514
See accompany ing Noes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Transcribed Image Text:A pple Inc. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In millions) September 30, 2017 20,484 September 24, 2016 Years ended Septan her 26, 2015 Cash and cash equivaknts, beginning of the year Operating activitics: 21,120 13,844 Net income 48,351 45,687 53,394 Adjustments to reconcik net income to cash generated by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 10,157 10,505 11,257 Share- based compensation apene 4,840 4,210 3,586 Defered income tax expense 5,966 4,938 1,382 Other (166) 486 385 Changes in operating assets and liabilitke : Accounts receivable, net (2,093) 527 417 Inventories (2,723) 217 (238) Vendor non-trade receivabkes (4,254) (51) (3,735) Other current and non-cure nt assets (5,318) 1,055 (283) Accounts payable 9,618 1,837 5,001 Deferred evenue (626) (1,554) 1,042 Other current and non-curent liabilities (154) (2,033) 9,058 Cash generated by operating activities 63,598 65,824 81,266 Investing activities Purchases of marketable securities (199,486) (142,428) (166,002) Prucceds from maturitie s of marketable securities 31,775 21,258 14,538 Prucceds from sales of marketabke securities 94,564 90,536 107,447 Payments made in connection with business acquisitions, net (329) (297) (343) Payments for acquisition of property, plant and equipment (12,451) (12,734) (11,247) (344) Payments for acquisition of intangible ascts Payments for strate gic investments, net (814) (241) (395) (1,388) Other 220 (110) (26) Cash used in investing activitics (46,446) (45,977) (56,274) Financing activities: Prucceds from issuane of common stock 555 495 543 Excess tax benefits from equity awards Payments for taxes related to et share settkment of equity awards 627 407 749 (1,874) (1,50) (1,499) Payments for dividends and dividendequivaknts (12,769) (12,150) (11,561) Repurchases of common stock (32,900) (29,722) (35,253) Pruceds from issuance of term debt, net 28,662 24,954 27,114 Repayments of term deht (3,500) (2,500) Change in commercial paper, net (397) 3,852 (17,347) 2,191 Cash used in financing activities (20,483) (17,716) Increase (decre ase) in cash and cash equivalents (195) (636) 7,776 Cash and cash equivaknts, end of the year 20,289 20,484 21,120 Supplemental cash flow disclosur: Cash paid for income taxes, net 11,591 10,444 13,252 Cash paid for inerest 2,092 1,316 514 See accompany ing Noes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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