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Interest paid on debentures by a manufacturing company would be:

  1. A
    Added in Operating activities and subtracted from Financing activities
  2. B
    Added in Investing activities and subtracted from Operating activities
  3. C
    Added in Financing activities and subtracted from Investing activities
  4. D
    Added in Cash and Cash equivalent

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For a manufacturing company, interest paid on debentures is a financing outflow. Under the indirect method of preparing a Cash Flow Statement:It is added back to Net Profit before Tax to calculate Operating Profit before Working Capital changes (since it is a non-operating expense).It is shown as an outflow (subtracted) under Financing Activities.

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Interest paid on debentures by a manufacturing company would be:
A
Added in Operating activities and subtracted from Financing activities
B
Added in Investing activities and subtracted from Operating activities
C
Added in Financing activities and subtracted from Investing activities
D
Added in Cash and Cash equivalent

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