If Thomson Company did not issue any bonds payable during the year and its bonds payable account decreased by $200,000 over the course of a year, then this amount would be shown on the company's statement of cash flows prepared under the indirect method as:

Answer

a.

a cash inflow of $200,000 under investing activities.

b.

a cash outflow of $200,000 under investing activities.

c.

a cash inflow of $200,000 under financing activities.

d.

a cash outflow of $200,000 under financing activities.