Question

In preparation for developing its statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2016, Millennium Solutions, Inc., collected the following information ($ in millions):

Payment for the early extinguishments of long-term notes (book value: $50 million) $ 54
Sale of common shares $ 176
Retirement of common shares 122
Loss on sale of equipment 2
Proceeds from sale of equipment 8
Issuance of short-term note payable for cash 10
Acquisition of building for cash 7
Purchase of marketable securities (not a cash equivalent) 5
Purchase of marketable securities (considered a cash equivalent) 1
Cash payment for 3-year insurance policy 3
Collection of note receivable with interest (principal amount, $11) 13
Declaration of cash dividends 33
Distribution of cash dividends declared in 2015 30
Required:
In Millennium’s statement of cash flows, what were net cash inflows (or outflows) from investing activities for 2016? (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign. Enter your answers in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10).)

Answer 1

$7 million

Step-by-step explanation:

Investing activities: it monitors the operations that include buying and selling long-term assets. The buying is a cash outflow, while the selling is a cash inflow

The computation of the net cash flows is shown below:

Cash flow from Investing activities

Proceeds from sale of equipment $8 million

Acquisition of building for cash -$7 million

Purchase of marketable securities (not a cash equivalent) -$5 million

Collection of note receivable only principal amount $11 million

Net Cash flow from Investing activities $7 million