Purchase of treasury stock would be
1. increase in investing activities
2. Decrease in investing activities
3. Increase in financing activities
4. Decrease in financing activities
Ans. Option 4 Decrease in financing activities
Explanation: Purchase of treasury stock is shown with negative sign in the financing activities section of cash flow statement. This is a cash outflow transaction so it would decrease financing activities.
*Issuance of shares/ bonds/ debentures or loan taken are the cash inflow transactions of financing activities.
*Transactions related to purchase/ sale of long term assets or investments are related to investing activities section of cash flow statement.
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