During the year ending December 31, 2020, Recapitalize Company
paid $ 8,000,000 when the exercised a call option to retire bonds
that currently had a book value of $ 7,800,000. Those were the only
bonds thatRecapitalize had outstanding, and a total of $ 400000 of
interest had been paid on those bonds during the year before they
were retired.
In addition, during the year Recapitalize issued Common Stock,
receiving $ 6,000,000 from the issuance. Dividends paid on all
common stock, including common stock issued in previous years,
totaled $ 950,000.When preparing their Statement of Cash Flows for
the year-ending December 31, 2020, whatis the amount of "Cash
Provided By (Used by) Financing Activity" for the year-ending
December 31, 2020? RecapitalizeCompany prepares financial
statements in accordance with US GAAP.
A.Cash Used by Financing Activity $ 2,000,000
B.Cash Used by Financing Activity $ 2,200,000
C.Cash Used by Financing Activity $ 2,600,000
D.Cash Used by Financing Activity $ 2,950,000
E.Cash Used by Financing Activity $ 3,350,000
Cash Provided By (Used by) Financing Activity for the year-ending December 31, 2020 is calculated as follows:
$ | |
---|---|
Issuance of Common Stock | 6,000,000 |
Dividend Paid | (950,000) |
Retirement of Bond | (8,000,000 ) |
Cash Provided By (Used by) Financing Activity | ($2,950,000) |
Note: Under the indirect method of cash flow statement interest paid is reported in the section of 'cash from operating activities' and then it will be adjusted to cash account.
So Cash Provided By (Used by) Financing Activity for the year-ending December 31, 2020 is ($2,950,000)
So correct answer is option (D) or Cash Used by Financing Activity $ 2,950,000
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