ash Flows from Investing Activities During the year, Murray Company sold equipment with a book value of $125,000 for $175,000 (original purchase cost of $225,000). New equipment was purchased. Murray provided the following comparative balance sheets: Murray Company Comparative Balance Sheets At December 31, 20X1 and 20X2 20X1 20X2 Long-Term Assets Plant and equipment $1,000,000 $1,025,000 Accumulated depreciation (500,000) (525,000) Land 500,000 725,750 Required: Calculate the investing cash flows for the current year. Use a minus sign to indicate a cash outflow.

Investing cash flow from current year = -$250,750. This means that the company invested $250,750 in purchasing new equipment and land during the year.

Explanation:

cash flow from investing activities = money received from the sale of assets - money spent purchasing new assets

money received from the sale of assets = $175,000
money spent purchasing new equipment = plant & equipment year 20x1 - plant & equipment year 20x2 + cost of old equipment = $1,000,000 - $1,025,000 + $225,000 = $200,000
money spent purchasing new land = land 20x2 - land 20x1 = $725,750 - $500,000 = $225,750

Cash flow from investing activities = $175,000 - $200,000 - $225,750 = -$250,750