Question

For the year ended December 31, Ion Corp. had cash inflows of $25,000 from the purchases, sales, and maturities of held-to-maturity debt securities and $40,000 from the purchases, sales, and maturities of available-for-sale debt securities. What amount of net cash from investing activities should Ion report in its cash flow statement?

Answer 1

Answer:

The amount of net cash flow from investing activities that ion should report in its cash flow statement is $65,000.

Explanation:

A cash flow statement is one of the financial statements which will tell how changes in income statement and balance sheet accounts will affect the company's cash inflow and outflow. This statement will break down the analysis in to operating , investing and financing activities.

For taking out the net cash flow in investing activities, purchase activities are added and sale activities are subtracted and from the given information in the question , it is clear that both are purchasing activities, therefore

NET CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING = $25,000 + $40,000

                                                              = $65,000