A Company Bought $250,000 of Equipment with an Expected Life

question 34

Multiple Choice

A company bought $250,000 of equipment with an expected life of ten years and no salvage value.After six years the company sold the equipment for $94,000.If it uses straight-line depreciation and the indirect method is used to determine net cash flows from operating activities,which of the following reflects the way the sale of the equipment would be reported in the statement of cash flows?

• A)$94,000 is recorded as a cash inflow from investing activities and no other sections of the statement are affected.
• B)$94,000 is recorded as a cash inflow from investing activities and $6,000 is added to convert net income to net cash flow from operating activities.
• C)$94,000 is recorded as a cash inflow from investing activities and $6,000 is subtracted to convert net income to net cash flow from operating activities.
• D)$94,000 is recorded as a cash inflow from operating activities. The depreciation taken is $250,000/10 * 6 = $150,000; the book value at the date of sale is $100,000 ($250,000 - $150,000); the loss on the sale is $6,000 ($100,000 - $94,000).

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