To calculate free cash from investing, we typically consider cash expenditures on investments (like property purchases) and cash received from the disposal of investments. Since the company purchased a property for $30,000 and did not dispose of any property, the cash flow from investing activities would be negative due to the purchase.
Given that no property was sold, the free cash from investing would reflect only the purchase:
- Cash outflow for property purchase: $30,000.
Thus, the free cash from investing total would be:
($30,000)
This indicates a cash outflow of $30,000 in investing activities. However, since the question uses a business's "free cash from investing" terminology, it is the net cash flow related to investing activities for the current period, which would typically be reported as negative. Therefore, the answer is ($30,000).