Chapter 12 Statement of Cash Flows
PROBLEM 12-15A
a.
Reconciliation of Investment securities Account
Increase due to purchase of investment sec.
Decrease due to sale of investment sec.
In order to balance the account, investment securities costing $10,900
must have been purchased.
b. Since a loss was incurred, the securities must have been sold for
an amount of cash that was less than the cost of the securities.
Specifically, the cash collected from the sale of the securities was
$4,700 ($6,100 original cost – $1,400 loss on sale).
c.
Reconciliation of Equipment Account
Increase due to purchasing equipment
Decrease due to selling equipment
In order to balance the account, machinery costing $10,000 must have
been sold.
d. Since a gain was incurred, the equipment must have been sold
for an amount of cash that was more than the book value of the
equipment. Specifically, the cash collected from the sale of the
equipment is equal to the book value plus the gain. In this case,
the amount of the cash inflow is $10,000 [($10,000 original cost, −
$8,000 accumulated depreciation) + $8,000 gain].