10 questions
Which of the following are the correct terms for the cash that a business has at the start of the month?
Balance carried forward
Balance brought forward
Opening Balance
Total Cash Available
Which of the following are the correct terms for the cash a business has at the end of the month?
Closing balance
Cash outflows
Net cash flow
Balance carried forward
How do you calculate net cash flow?
Balance brought forward + Cash Inflows
Inflows - Outflows
Total cash available - cash outflows
None of the above
How do you calculate total cash available?
Inflows - Outflows
Net cash flow - outflows
Balance brought forward + cash inflows
Balance brought forward - cash inflows
How do you calculate balance carried forward?
Total cash available - cash outflows
Total cash available + cash outflows
Total cash available - cash inflows
Total cash available + cash inflows
How do you calculate closing balance?
Total cash available + cash outflows
Opening balance + Net cash flow
Opening balance - Net cash flow
None of the above
Which of the following are uses of cash flow forecasting?
The opportunity cost of spending time doing the forecast
It can help a business to get a bank loan
Inaccuracies caused by unexpected events
Being able to plan spending so you a can meet your debt obligations
Which of the following are limitations of cash flow forecasting?
It is only a forecast and so may change
A business will have to keep updating their forecast reflecting changes as they happen
A forecast can help a business plan
Can identify when spending should be delayed
Which of the following is the most accurate definition of opportunity cost?
Benefit of the next best alternative
Benefit of the next best alternative given up when a choice is made
The cost of making a decision
The resources that are used up when a decision is made
Cash flow forecasts can show...
Whether a business will make a profit
Whether a business has sufficient cash to meet their debt obligations
Whether a business will be able to repay a loan
Whether a business has enough shareholders