During 2010, Baxter Company Sold a Building with a Book

question 65

Essay

During 2010, Baxter Company sold a building with a book value of $145,000 for proceeds of $162,000. The company also sold long-term investments for proceeds of $45,000. The company purchased land and a new building for $320,000 by signing a long-term note payable. No other transactions impacted long-term asset accounts during 2010.
Instructions
Compute net cash flows from investing activities.

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Definitions:

Accumulated Depreciation

The cumulative amount of depreciation expense recorded for an asset from the time of its acquisition.

Contra Asset

An account on a company's balance sheet that reduces the value of a related asset, such as accumulated depreciation.

Expense Account

An account that records the costs incurred by a business in the process of earning revenue, part of the company's income statement.

Adjusting Entry

A record added in the books at the closing of an accounting cycle to note any unrecorded earnings or expenditures during that time.