Two years ago, bethel, inc. bought $47,500 in bonds from another company. this month, it sold half of those bonds for $22,040 and purchased the common stock of another company for $1,700. on the statement of cash flows for this accounting period, bethel would report a net cash:
multiple choice
a. inflow of $22,040 from investing activities.
b. outflow of $20,340 from investing activities.
c. outflow of $22,040 from investing activities.
d. inflow of $20,340 from investing activities.

Wo firms, a and b, each currently dump 50 tons of chemicals into the local river. the government has decided to reduce the pollution and from now on will require a pollution permit for each ton of pollution dumped into the river. it costs firm a $100 for each ton of pollution that it eliminates before it reaches the river, and it costs firm b $50 for each ton of pollution that it eliminates before it reaches the river. the government gives each firm 20 pollution permits. government officials are not sure whether to allow the firms to buy or sell the pollution permits to each other. what is the total cost of reducing pollution if firms are not allowed to buy and sell pollution permits from each other? what is the total cost of reducing pollution if the firms are allowed to buy and sell permits from each other? a. $3,000; $1,500 b. $4,500; $3,500 c. $4,500; $4,000 d. $4,500; $2,500