Use the Following Codes to Indicate How the Cash Flow

question 72

Multiple Choice

Use the following codes to indicate how the cash flow effect, if any, of each transaction or event would be reported on a statement of cash flows if the operating activities section is prepared using the indirect method. (Choices may be used more than once.)
-recognized a gain on the sale of securities

• A)operating activity-add to net income
• B)operating activity-deduct from net income
• C)inflow from investing activity
• D)outflow from investing activity
• E)inflow from financing activity
• F)outflow from financing activity
• G)noncash investing and financing activity
• H)not reported on statement of cash flows

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Definitions:

Straight-Line Depreciation

A method of allocating the cost of an asset evenly over its useful life.

Accumulated Depreciation

The total depreciation of an asset up to a single point in its life, showing how much value has been diminished over time.

Closing Entries

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to transfer temporary account balances to permanent accounts, thereby resetting the temporary accounts for the next period.

Retained Earnings

The portion of a company's profits that is kept or retained and not paid out as dividends to shareholders, often used for reinvestment in the business or to pay debt.