During 2018, Oscar Company purchased some of the 90,000 common shares of Selma Inc. as a non-current
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During 2018, Oscar Company purchased some of the 90,000 common shares of Selma Inc. as a non-current investment. The fiscal year for each company ends on December 31. The following transactions occurred during 2018:
Jan. 7 Purchased 40,500 of Selma's shares at $33 per share.
Dec. 31 a. Received the 2017 financial statements of Selma, which reported net earnings of $220,000.
b. Selma declared and paid a cash dividend of $2 per share.
c. Determined that the current market price of Selma's stock was $40 per share.
Required:
Indicate how the operating activities and investing activities sections of the statement of cash flows (indirect method) will be affected by each transaction.
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Financial Accounting
ISBN: 978-1259105692
6th Canadian edition
Authors: Robert Libby, Patricia Libby, Daniel G Short, George Kanaan, Maureen Sterling