8A. Benton Island, Inc. began 2018 with cash of $70,000. During the year, Benton Island earned revenue of $180,000 and collected $80,000 from customers. Expenses for the year totaled $159,000, of which Benton Island paid $85,000 in cash to suppliers and $50,000 in cash to employees. The company received $1,800 cash for interest revenue and paid $11,000 for income taxes. Benton Island also paid $30,000 to purchase equipment and a cash dividend of $12,000 to its stockholders during 2018.

Prepare the company's operating activities section of the statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2018. Use the direct method. (Use a minus sign or parentheses for amounts that result in a decrease in cash. If a box is not used in the statement, leave the box empty; do not select a label or enter a zero.)

1. The operating activities section shows inflows and outflows of cash resulting from a company's key operating activities. Operating activities are different from the investing and financing activities of a firm. The investing activities section shows the investments in assets and other entities made by the company, while the financing activities section shows how the company is funded and the repayments made to fund providers in principal and interest.

2. The operating activities section can be prepared using two methods: the direct and the indirect methods. The direct method starts by identifying the cash receipts and payments from operating activities. The indirect method starts with the operating income and makes adjustments for non-cash flows, like Depreciation.