Question: Recon Cile Ltd.s policy is to report all cash flows arising from interest and dividends in the operating section. Recon Ciles activities for the year

Recon Cile Ltd.’s policy is to report all cash flows arising from interest and dividends in the operating section. Recon Cile’s activities for the year ended December 31, 2018, included the following:

  • Sold an at fair value through profit or loss investment for $11,000. The book value of this investment, which was not designated as a cash equivalent, was $10,000.
  • Purchased an at fair value through other comprehensive income investment for $16,000.
  • Borrowed $50,000 from the bank for investment purposes.
  • Sold equipment for $20,000 that originally cost $30,000. The net book value of this item at time of sale was $25,000.
  • Purchased inventory costing $45,000 for cash.
  • Received $10,000 in interest and $5,000 in dividends on sundry investments.
  • Acquired a forklift costing $24,000 under a finance lease.
  • Acquired land and buildings valued at $300,000 by issuing ordinary shares.
  • Bought $100,000 in bonds at a discount, paying $95,000 cash.


Required:
a. Prepare the cash flows from investing activities section of the statement of cash flows.
b. Identify how the activities listed above that are not investing activities would be reported in the statement of cash flows assuming that the statement is prepared using the indirect method.

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