Question: Need help with the question below. ALSO, need to know which section Interest Payable AND Interest Expense are reported in - ops, financing or investing.

Need help with the question below. ALSO, need to know which section Interest Payable AND Interest Expense are reported in - ops, financing or investing.

Polar Companys income statement and comparative balance sheets follow.

Polar Company Income Statement For Year Ended December 31, 2017

Sales

$1,456,000

Cost of goods sold

$1,068,000

Wages expense

380,000

Advertising expense

62,000

Depreciation expense

44,000

Interest expense

36,000

Gain on sale of land

(50,000)

1,540,000

Net loss

$ (84,000)

Polar Company Balance Sheets

Dec. 31, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

Assets

Cash

$ 98,000

$ 56,000

Accounts receivable

84,000

100,000

Inventory

214,000

226,000

Prepaid advertising

20,000

26,000

Plant assets

720,000

444,000

Accumulated depreciation

(156,000)

(112,000)

Total assets

$980,000

$740,000

Liabilities and Stockholders Equity

Accounts payable

$ 34,000

$ 62,000

Interest payable

12,000

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Bonds payable

400,000

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Common stock

490,000

490,000

Retained earnings

104,000

188,000

Treasury stock

(60,000)

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Total liabilities and equity

$980,000

$740,000

During 2017, Polar sold land for $140,000 cash that had originally cost $90,000. Polar also purchased equipment for cash, acquired treasury stock for cash, and issued bonds payable for cash in 2017. Accounts payable relate to merchandise purchases. Calculate Polar's net cash flow from investing activities for 2017.

Select one:

A. ($276,000)

B. ($226,000)

C. $50,000

D. $140,000

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