Recon Cile Ltd

question 4

Essay

Recon Cile Ltd.'s policy is to report all cash flows arising from interest and dividends in the operating section.Recon Cile's activities for the year ended December 31,2018 included the following:
• Sold a held-for-trading investment for $16,000.The book value of this investment,which was not designated as a cash equivalent,was $13,000.
• Purchased an available-for-sale investment for $20,000.
• Borrowed $25,000 from the bank for investment purposes.
• Sold equipment for $21,000 that originally cost $45,000.The net book value of this item at time of sale was $25,000.
• Purchased inventory costing $4,000 for cash.
• Received $6,000 in interest and $2,500 in dividends on sundry investments.
• Acquired a forklift costing $22,000 under a finance lease.
• Acquired land and buildings valued at $400,000 by issuing ordinary shares.
• Bought $300,000 in bonds at a discount,paying $285,000 cash.
Required:
a.Prepare the cash flows from investing activities section of the statement of cash flows.
b.Identify how the activities listed above that are not investing activities would be reported in the statement of cash flows assuming that the statement is prepared using the indirect method.

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Definitions:

Common Stock

A form of corporate equity ownership, a type of security representing ownership of a fraction of a corporation's capital.

Industry Segment Disclosure

Financial reporting that breaks down a company's operations by segment or division to provide insight into each segment's performance.

U.S. GAAP

The Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States, which set the standards for financial reporting and accounting.

Seventy-Five Percent

A quantitative measure or threshold, often referenced in various contexts to signify a substantial majority of 75%.