Brief Exercise 23-2

Bramble Corporation had the following activities in 2017.

1.		Sale of land $167,000		4.		Purchase of equipment $378,000
2.		Purchase of inventory $904,000		5.		Issuance of common stock $345,000
3.		Purchase of treasury stock $68,000		6.		Purchase of available-for-sale debt securities $53,000

Compute the amount Bramble should report as net cash provided (used) by investing activities in its 2017 statement of cash flows. (Show amounts that decrease cash flow with either a - sign e.g. -15,000 or in parenthesis e.g. (15,000).)

Net cash provided or used? investing activities $______________