Distinguish among operating, financing, and investing activities indirect method) crater hvac systems is preparing its statement of cash flows (indirect method) for the year ended march 31, 2018. to follow, in no particular order, is a list of items that will be used in preparing the company's statement of cash flows. identify each item as an operating activity addition to net income; an operating activity subtraction from net income; an investing activity; a financing activity; or an activity that is not used to prepare the cash flows statement. a. increase in inventory b. issuance of common stock c. decrease in accrued liabilities d. net income h. retained earnings i. payment of dividends j. increase in accounts payable k. decrease in accounts receivable l gain on sale of a building m. loss on sale of land n. depreciation expense decrease in prepaid expense f. collection of cash from customers g. purchase of equipment with cash

Milden company has an exclusive franchise to purchase a product from the manufacturer and distribute it on the retail level. as an aid in planning, the company has decided to start using a contribution format income statement. to have data to prepare such a statement, the company has analyzed its expenses and has developed the following cost formulas: cost cost formula cost of good sold $35 per unit sold advertising expense $210,000 per quarter sales commissions 6% of sales shipping expense ? administrative salaries $145,000 per quarter insurance expense $9,000 per quarter depreciation expense $76,000 per quarter management has concluded that shipping expense is a mixed cost, containing both variable and fixed cost elements. units sold and the related shipping expense over the last eight quarters follow: quarter units sold shipping expense year 1: first 10,000 $ 119,000 second 16,000 $ 175,000 third 18,000 $ 190,000 fourth 15,000 $ 164,000 year 2: first 11,000 $ 130,000 second 17,000 $ 185,000 third 20,000 $ 210,000 fourth 13,000 $ 147,000 milden company’s president would like a cost formula derived for shipping expense so that a budgeted contribution format income statement can be prepared for the next quarter. required: 1. using the high-low method, estimate a cost formula for shipping expe