In: Accounting
Visual Inspection
Noble Company's accounting records provided the following changes in account balances and other information for 2016:
| Net Changes for 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debit | Credit | |||
| Cash | $2,000 | |||
| Accounts Receivable | $1,900 | |||
| Inventory | 2,400 | |||
| Land | 1,700 | |||
| Buildings and Equipment | 23,000 | |||
| Accumulated Depreciation | 4,500 | |||
| Accounts Payable | 1,600 | |||
| Salaries Payable | 600 | |||
| Bonds Payable | 5,000 | |||
| Common Stock, no par | 3,000 | |||
| Retained Earnings | 5,300 | |||
| $25,500 | $25,500 | |||
Additional information: Net income was $9,900. Dividends were declared and paid. Land was sold for $1,700. No land was purchased. A building was purchased for $23,000. No buildings and equipment were sold. Bonds payable were issued at the end of the year. Two hundred shares of stock were issued for $15 per share. The beginning cash balance was $4,800.
Required:
Using visual inspection, prepare a 2016 statement of cash flows for Noble. Use a minus sign to indicate cash outflows, a decrease in cash or cash payments.
| NOBLE COMPANY | ||
| Statement of Cash Flows | ||
| For Year Ended December 31, 2016 | ||
| Operating Activities: | ||
| $ | ||
| Adjustment for noncash income items: | ||
| Adjustments for cash flow effects from working capital items:  | 
||
| $ | ||
| Investing Activities: | ||
| $ | ||
| Financing Activities: | ||
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| $ | ||

Calculation:
Payment of Dividend = Net Income - Increase in Retained
Earnings
Payment of Dividend = $9,900 - $5,300
Payment of Dividend = $4,600