Eastern Corp ​
Additional Information ​
(1) Equipment with a Cost Of

question 139

Essay

Eastern Corp.
Use the following selected data and additional information from the records of Eastern Corp.to answer the questions that follow.
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$\begin{array}{lrr}\text { Bal ance Sheet Data } & \underline{\mathbf{2 0 1 8}} & \underline{\mathbf{2 0 1 7}} \\\hline \text { Accounts receivable } & \$ 36,000 & \$ 42,000 \\\text { Inventories } & 28,000 & 25,000 \\\text { Accounts payable } & 31,000 & 35,000 \\\text { Salaries payable } & 2,000 & 1,000 \\\text { Equipment } & 60,000 & 40,000 \\\text { Accumulated depreciation } & 12,000 & 16,000 \\\text { Bonds payable } & 50,000 & 100,000 \\\text { Common stock } & 150,000 & 100,000 \\\text { Retained eamings } & 38,000 & 20,000\end{array}$ ​
Additional information:
$\begin{array}{lr}\text { Income Statement Data } & \mathbf{2 0 1 8} \\\hline \text { Net sales } & \$ 420,000 \\\text { Cost of goods sold } & 300,000 \\\text { Operating expenses (excluding depreciation expense) } & 84,000 \\\text { Net income } & 30,000 \\\text { Gain on sale of equipment (included in net income above) } & 2,000\end{array}$ ​
(1) Equipment with a cost of $\$ 15,000$ and a book value of $\$ 3,000$ was sold for $\$ 5,000$ during 2018 .
(2) Common stock was issued to retire bonds payable during 2018 .
(3) The only items affecting retained eamings in 2018 were net income and dividends declared and paid. ​
-Review the data for Eastern Corp.
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Required
​Prepare the Operating Activities section of statement of cash flows for Eastern Corp.for 2018 if the direct method is used to determine net cash flow from operating activities.

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