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When a company buys inventory using cash, what is the immediate impact on the total Cash Flow from Operations (CFO)?

  1. It increases because inventory is a source of future sales
  2. It remains unchanged because it is an asset swap
  3. It is recorded as an Investing outflow
  4. It decreases by the amount of the purchase

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