[23] in a statement of cash flows of a business enterprise, which of the following will increase reported cash flows from operating activities using the direct method? (ignore income tax considerations.) a. dividends received from investments. b. gain on sale of equipment. c. gain on early retirement of bonds. d. change from straight-line to accelerated depreciation.

A. Dividends received from investments

Explanation:

Basically there are three types of activities:

1. Operating activities: It includes those transactions which affect the working capital, and it records transactions of cash receipts and cash payments.

2. Investing activities: It records those activities which include purchase and sale of the fixed assets

3. Financing activities: It records those activities which affect the long term liability and shareholder equity balance.  

Under the direct method of the operating activity, the revenue income should be added in the net income whereas the expenses are deducted.  

So, Dividends received from investments is an income which is to be added whereas Gain on sale of equipment, and Gain on early retirement of bonds are deducted from the net income. ]

And, the Change from straight-line to accelerated depreciation is not impacting the cash flow statement.  

1   all nations face the problem of scarcity because there are limited resources and unlimited wants. nations do not have enough factors of production to produce everything that their population wants. entrepreneurial resources initiate businesses to make new goods and services; labor resources produce goods and services.

2 there are four factors of production: natural resources, labor resources, capital resources, and entrepreneurial resources. natural resources are raw materials from nature that are used to produce goods. trees, water, and grains are natural resources. some natural resources, such as wheat and cattle, are renewable

3 wants

things that you do not need to have in order to survive, but would like to have

needs

things that you must have in order to survive

goods

physical products

services

tasks that a business perform for customers

resources

items that people can use to make or obtain what they need or want

determine

to settle or decide by choice of alternatives or possiblities

4 i really dont know

answer; risk transference;