Question

Listed below are several transactions. For each transaction, indicate whether the ca financing, or noncash activity. Also, indicate whether the transaction is a cash inflow
Also, indicate whether the transaction is a cash inflow or cash outflow, or has no effect on cash. 1. Payment of employee salaries. 2. Sale of land for cash. Investing 3. Purchase of rent in advance. 4. Collection of an account receivable. 5. Issuance of common stock. 6. Purchase of inventory 7. Collection of notes receivable. 8. Payment of income taxes. 9. Sale of equipment for a note receivable. 10. Issuance of bonds. 11. Loan to another firm. 12. Payment of a long-term note payable. 13. Purchase of treasury stock. 14. Payment of an account payable. 15. Sale of equipment for cash.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Operating and Cash outflow: Payment of employee salaries.

2. Investing and Cash inflow: Sale of land for cash. Investing

3. Operating and Cash outflow: Purchase of rent in advance.

4. Operating and Cash inflow: Collection of an account receivable.

5. Financing and Cash inflow: Issuance of common stock.

6. Operating and Cash outflow: Purchase of inventory

7. Investing and Cash inflow: Collection of notes receivable.

8. Operating and Cash outflow: Payment of income taxes.

9. Noncash activity, so no effect: Sale of equipment for a note receivable.

10. Financing and Cash inflow: Issuance of bonds.

11. Investing and Cash outflow: Loan to another firm.

12. Financing and Cash outflow: Payment of a long-term note payable.

13. Financing and Cash outflow: Purchase of treasury stock.

14. Operating and Cash outflow: Payment of an account payable.

15. Investing and Cash inflow: Sale of equipment for cash.

Explanation:

A statement of cash flow is a financial statement that gives the aggregate cash inflow and cash outflow in an organization during an accounting period. The three categories of statement of cash flows are investing activities, financing activities, and operating activities.

1. Investing activities are essentially the cash activities with respect to non-current assets such as sale of equipment for cash.

2. Financing activities refers to cash activities with respect to owners’ equity and non-current liabilities such as purchase of treasury stock.

3. Operating activities are mainly the cash activities with respect to net income such as payment of employee salaries.