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Holcomb Industries sold a piece of machinery with a cost of $918,000 and accumulated depreciation of $856,800 for $80,000. They realized a gain of $18,800 on the sale. How would this transaction affect investing activities?

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Answer:

It will have a net positive effect of $80,000

Explanation:

Under the heading for Cash flow from investing activities,

$80,000 would be added to other positive figures in this section.

Investing activities usually include the following.

  • Purchase or sale of equipment
  • Purchase or sale of equity, bonds

The $18,800 amount is realized as a gain in the profit and loss account where as in cash flows we record total net proceeds.

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