Problem

Reporting Investing ActivitiesAn analysis of the income statement and the balance sheet ac...

Reporting Investing Activities

An analysis of the income statement and the balance sheet accounts of Holmes Export Co. at December 31, 2015 provides the following information:

Income statement items:
Gain on Sale of Plant Assets	$ 12,000
Loss on Sales of Marketable Securities	16,000
Analysis of balance sheet accounts:
Marketable Securities account:
Debit entries	$ 78,000
Credit entries	62,000
Notes Receivable account:
Debit entries	55,000
Credit entries	62,000
Plant and Equipment accounts:
Debit entries to plant asset accounts	170,000
Credit entries to plant asset accounts	140,000
Debit entries to accumulated depreciation accounts	100,000

Additional Information

1. Except as noted in 4 below, payments and proceeds relating to investing transactions were made in cash.
2. The marketable securities are not cash equivalents.
3. All notes receivable relate to cash loans made to borrowers, not to receivables from customers.
4. Purchases of new equipment during the year ($170,000) were financed by paying $60,000 in cash and issuing a long-term note payable for $110,000.
5. Debits to the accumulated depreciation accounts are made whenever depreciable plant assets are sold or retired. The book value of plant assets sold or retired during the year was $40,000 ($140,000 - $100,000).

Instructions

a. Prepare the investing activities section of a statement of cash flows. Show supporting computations for the amounts of (1) proceeds from sales of marketable securities and (2) proceeds from sales of plant assets. Place brackets around amounts representing cash outflows.
b. Prepare the supplementary schedule that should accompany the statement of cash flows in order to disclose the noncash aspects of the company’s investing and financing activities.
c. Does management have more control or less control over the timing and amount of cash outlays for investing activities than for operating activities? Explain.