Question

In preparation for developing its statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2021, Rapid Pac, Inc., collected the following information:

($ in millions)
Fair value of shares issued in a stock dividend $108.0
Payment for the early extinguishment of long-term bonds (book value: $91.0 million) 96.0
Proceeds from the sale of treasury stock (cost: $27.0 million) 32.0
Gain on sale of land 3.6
Proceeds from sale of land 10.8
Purchase of Microsoft common stock 162.0
Declaration of cash dividends 61.0
Distribution of cash dividends declared in 2020 58.0

Required:
a. In Rapid Pac's statement of cash flows, what were net cash inflows (or outflows) from investing activities for 2016?
b. In Rapid Pac's statement of cash flows. what were net cash inflows (or outflows) from financing activities for 2016?

Answer 1

a. In Rapid Pac's statement of cash flows, what were net cash inflows (or outflows) from investing activities for 2016?

Proceeds from sale of land $10.8

Purchase of Microsoft common stock -$162.0

net outflow = -$151.2 million

b. In Rapid Pac's statement of cash flows. what were net cash inflows (or outflows) from financing activities for 2016?

Payment for the early extinguishment of long-term bonds (book value: $91.0 million) -$91.0

Proceeds from the sale of treasury stock (cost: $27.0 million) $32.0

Distribution of cash dividends declared in 2020 -$58.0

net outflow = -$117 million