Each of these items must be considered in preparing a statement of cash flows for Irvin Co. for the year ended December 31, 2017. For each item, state how it should be shown in the statement of cash flows for 2017.

a. Issued bonds for $150,000 cash.

b. Purchased equipment for $200,000 cash.

c. Sold land costing $50,000 for $50,000 cash.

d. Declared and paid a $20,000 cash dividend.

Activity-based costing (abc) is not truly a cost collection mechanism as much as it is an inventory valuation method. the main purpose for implementing an activity-based cost system is to try to overcome some of the cost distortions that occur in traditional costing from product differences when there are variations in size and complexity. however, one of the disadvantages of utilizing abc is that the additional information gathering necessary to implement costing with that level of detail might be beyond the reach of some companies with resource or financial constraints. with this in mind, what kinds of industries or companies do you think would benefit most from using activity-based costing and why? in designing or modifying an accounting system to capture appropriate costs for abc, what considerations do you think would need to be made?