Using Financial Accounting Information
Using Financial Accounting Information
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ISBN: 9781337276337
Author: Porter, Gary A.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.1E
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Business activities can be categorized into three types; operating, investing, and financing. Operating activities include day to day business operation activities. Investing activities includes purchase or sale of assets of the business. Financing activities include the capital transactions like issuance of shares and repayment of debt, etc.

To indicate:The type of the activity for each of the given transactions.

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The type of the activity for each of the given transactions is explained as follows:

    # of Activity Type
    1FIssuance of shares is a financing activity.
    2IPurchase of cars is an investing activity.
    3OPayment of rent is an operating activity.
    4FTaking loan from bank is a financing activity.
    5OReceiving cash from customer is an operating activity.
    6OPayment of wages is an operating activity.
    7IPurchase of fuel tank is an investing activity.

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