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During the year, a company received Rs. 30,000 cash from the sale of a used office chair. Under the cash flow statement, this cash inflow should be classified under which activity?

easy MCQ 1 mark Class 12 · Accountancy · Cash Flow Statement
  1. Operating
  2. Investing
  3. Financing
  4. None of the above
Answer
Investing

The correct answer is Investing — Cash received from the sale of a non‑current asset is recorded under investing activities.

Step-by-step solution

  1. Identify the nature of the asset sold – a non‑current asset (office chair).
  2. Cash received from the sale of a non‑current asset is recorded under investing activities.
Common mistake: Treating the inflow as operating activity

Concept tested: Classification of cash flow activities

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