While Preparing a Statement of Cash Flows,you Encountered the Following

question 35

Essay

While preparing a statement of cash flows,you encountered the following transaction:
February 1,2011: Galvinize Corporation acquired a small office building in exchange for 5,000 shares of its own common stock; par value $10 per share; market value $15 per share.
A.Should this transaction be shown on the statement of cash flows?
B.Why or why not? 

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Definitions:

Spillover Cost

A cost incurred by someone who is not a direct participant in a transaction, often referring to negative externalities resulting from economic activities.

Allocative Efficiency

occurs when resources are distributed in a manner that results in the optimal combination of goods and services produced to match consumer preferences.

Productive Efficiency

The production of a good in the least costly way; occurs when production takes place at the output level at which per-unit production costs are minimized.

Marginal Cost

The charge of crafting one more unit of a product or service.