In preparing a company's statement of cash flows for the most recent year, the following information is available:

Loss on the sale of equipment $14,000
Purchase of equipment $225,000
Proceeds from the sale of equipment $106,000
Repayment of outstanding bonds $87,000
Purchase of treasury stock $25,000
Issuance of common stock $96,000
Purchase of land $115,000
Increase in accounts receivable during the year $33,000
Decrease in accounts payable during the year $75,000
Payment of cash dividents $35,000
Net cash flows from investing activities for the year were:

a) $234,000 of net cash used.
b) $120,000 of net cash provided.
c) $340,000 of net cash used.
d) $259,000 of net cash used.
e) $280,000 of net cash provided.

Respuesta :

Answer:

a) $234,000 of net cash used.        

Explanation:

Investing activities: It records those activities which include purchase and sale of the long term assets . The purchase of long term assets is an outflow of cash and the sale of long term assets is an inflow of cash  

The computation of the Net cash flows from investing activities is shown below:

Cash flow from Investing activities  

Purchase of equipment - $225,000

Proceeds from the sale of equipment $106,000

Purchase of land - $115,000

Net Cash flow from Investing activities       - $234,000