The 2008 balance sheet of Maria's Tennis Shop, Inc., showed long-term debt of $2.25 million, and the 2009 balance sheet showed long-term debt of $4 million. The 2009 income statement showed an interest expense of $330,000. What was the firm's cash flow to creditors during 2009?

net cash flow from creditors of $1.42 million

Explanation:

The movement in the long term debt account between 2008 and 2009 is as a result of the interest owed on the debt and the cash payment for the period.

Let the cash outflow to the creditor be H

$2.25 million + 0.33 million - H = $4 million

H = $2.25 million + 0.33 million - $4 million

H = ($1.42 million)

This means that the firm had a net cash flow from creditors of $1.42 million in 2019.