You have been hired by Tripolitan Industries as its Controller. A quick review of recent financial statements caused you concern about the trend in the company's cash flows. To better visualize the situation, you have asked a member of your accounting team to create a Tableau Dashboard depicting an overview of cash inflows and outflows for the most recent five years. Note: To view the components of investing activities and financing activities by specific years, select the year or years you wish to view in the corresponding menus of the two bar charts. Financing Operating Inven Cash flows from Operating, Investing, and Financing Activities 15,000 12,694 10,412 10,000 10.141 5,000 5,783 1,237 -1,835 -7.045 -10,0.. -15,0 -12,932 2017 2021 Financing Activities 2017 2018 Borrowles payment Dividends Isance of Shares less Buybacks 2020 Investing Activities Investment Securities and Othernet Property and Equip.net 2019 2020 2018 2021 Financing Y CALL) 2017 11.200 11,940 -2,000 L60 2018 6,778 -4,000 -8,000 Investing Years M (AMD) 2017 2018 -10.000 EES- 2021 -12.000 -11,870 -11,9 Borr Div. Hon Division Divi Hor Div e r Diviss Tove Property Invest and Property Invest Invest Property und Invest Property and F Proper und Prev 1 of 1 Next > Drawing from the data available (dollars in 000s), assess the following: Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 What was the cash flow for investing activities in 2021? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign.) Cash flow Required 1 Required 2 > Drawing from the data available (dollars in 000s), assess the following: Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 What was the main reason for the 2018 spike in financing activities? Funds were needed to purchase a significant amount of investment securities The company issued new shares of stock The company borrowed cash. Required 1 Required 3 Drawing from the data available (dollars in 000s), assess the following: Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Regarding Tripolitan's investing activities: The dollar amount of the net investment in Property and Equipment is increasing each year. The dollar amount paid for Investment Securities is increasing each year. The proportional (percentage of investing activities) amount of the net investment in Property and Equipment is decreasing each year. Drawing from the data available (dollars in 000s), assess the following: Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 What would be an apparent observation from assessing the overall cash flow situation? An increasing trend in investing activities is being financed by future increases in cash inflows from both operating and financing activities. OA decreasing trend in investing activities is being offset by future increases in cash inflows financing activities. O Continuing increases in debt at the same time that cash from operating activities is on the decline is cause for concern. ( Required 3