Based on the Following, What Is Free Cash Flow

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Short Answer

Based on the following, what is free cash flow?
Operations includes $2,000 for depreciation. Investing includes the purchase of a replacement asset for $100,000 and the sale of the one used in production, which is now obsolete, for $70,000. Financing is made up of $70,000 of borrowing and $25,000 of dividends paid.

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Definitions:

Product Costs

Costs that are directly associated with the production of goods or services, including direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead.

Period Costs

Expenses that are not directly tied to the production of goods and are therefore expensed in the period they occur, such as selling and administrative expenses.

Variable Cost

Costs that vary directly with the level of production or service delivery.

Fixed Manufacturing Cost

A rephrased definition for Fixed Manufacturing Overhead; these are costs that do not change with the level of manufacturing activity, such as property taxes on a factory.