At January 1, 2020, Benny Enterprises reported a balance in the Equipment account of $45,000. During the year the company purchased equipment with a cost of $60,000 and sold equipment with a book value of $30,000. The company reported a loss on the sale of equipment of $4,000. Assume the indirect method is used. Determine what amount will be reported in the operating activities section.

$4,000

Explanation:

The operating activities is the activities which records day to day activities i.e change in working capital, loss or profit on sale of long term assets, depreciation expense etc

In the given situation, there is a loss of $4,000 on the sale of equipment and the same is recorded under the operating activity in a positive sign

The sale of an equipment and the purchase of an equipment would be shown in the investing activity . Hence, we do not considered here