Question

Parkinson Company (PC) had a beginning balance of $86,000 and an ending balance of $90,000 in itslong-term marketable securities account. During the period the Company paid $10,000 to purchase marketable securities. If the Company reported a gain on the sale of marketable securities of $1,000 the amount of the cash inflow from the sale of securities is

Answer 1

the cash inflow from the sale of securities is $7,000

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the cash inflow from the sale of securities is shown below:

= Opening balance + purchase marketable securities + gain on the sale of marketable securities - ending balance

= $86,000 + $10,000 + $1,000 - $90,000

= $97,000 - $90,000

= $7,000

hence, the cash inflow from the sale of securities is $7,000