Gen Combo Looseleaf Intermediate Accounting; Connect Access Card
Gen Combo Looseleaf Intermediate Accounting; Connect Access Card
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781260696325
Author: David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 21, Problem 21.14Q
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Operating activities: Operating activities refer to the normal activities of a company to carry out the business. The examples for operating activities are purchase of inventory, payment of salary, sales, and others.

Investing activities: Investing activities refer to the activities carried out by a company for acquisition of long term assets. The examples for investing activities are purchase of equipment, long term investment, sale of land, and others.

To Explain: The reason for not reporting the gain from sale of an asset as cash flow from the operating activities in the statement of cash flows.

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