Blossom Companyhad the following transactions during 2022: 1. Issued $182500 of par value common stock for cash. 2. Recorded and paid wages expense of $87600. 3. Acquired land by issuing common stock of par value $73000. 4. Declared and paid a cash dividend of $14600. 5. Sold a long-term investment (cost $4380) for cash of $4380. 6. Recorded cash sales of $584000. 7. Bought inventory for cash of $233600. 8. Acquired an investment in Zynga stock for cash of $30660. 9. Converted bonds payable to common stock in the amount of $730000. 10. Repaid a 6-year note payable in the amount of $321200. What is the net cash provided by investing activities

($26,280)

This represents net cash used up by investing activities

Explanation:

The cash flow statement categories the company's transactions in a financial period into 3 groups; these are operating, investing and financing.

The net profit/loss, depreciation, changes in current assets (other than cash) and liabilities are considered as operating activities including income taxes.

The sale of assets, interest received, purchase of investments are examples of investing activities while the issuance of stocks, debt principal deduction (loan settlement), issuance of debt securities etc are examples of financing activities.

An increase in assets other than cash is an outflow while an increase in liabilities is an inflow and vice versa.

Hence net cash provided by investing activities

= $4380 - $30660

= ($26,280)

Other activities are operating and financing activities.