PROBLEM

Barnes & Noble Inc. is the nation's largest bookseller with almost 900 bookstores (some under the B. Dalton Bookseller, Doubleday Book Shops, Bookstop, Bookstar, and Scribner's Bookstore trade names) and over 1,200 video-game and entertainment-software stores. The company is also one of the largest sellers of books on the internet through its interest in barnesandnoble.com.

Visit www.sec.gov and click on the "Search for Company Filings" under "Filings and Forms (EDGAR)". Click on "Companies and Other Filers" and key in " Barnes & Noble" (don't include the quotes) in the Company Name box. Scroll down the page that loads and press on the 10-K with a filing date of 4/23/2003. Click on "Document 4" and scroll down to page F-28, Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. This statement will provide information for fiscal years ended 2002, 2001, and 2000. Answer the following questions.

1. What are the amounts of Net Earnings (Net Income or Net Loss) reported for each of the three years?
2. What are the net cash flows from operating activities for each of the three years?
3. Barnes & Noble's cash and cash equivalents balance increased by $159,424million in 2002. Which activities primarily caused this increase?