Answer:
c. Operating, $12,000; Financing $6,000.
Under Direct Method : $12,000
Explanation:
Interest Paid
Interest accrues as a result of Operating Activities of a Firm. Thus bothe the Interest on short-term notes payable and the interest on long-term bond are Cash flows from Operating Activities.
Dividends Paid
Dividends arise as a result of Financing Activities of the Firm, Dividends are the Returns made available to Holders of Stock (in this case the Common Stockholders).
Under Direct Method :
interest on short-term notes payable $2,000
interest on long-term bonds $10,000
Total $12,000