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Meaning and objectives of cash flow statement - class-X

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Sum of discounted cash flows is best defined as _____________.

  1. technical equity

  2. defined future value

  3. project net present value

  4. equity net present value


Correct Option: C

Cash Management and Insurance are chief function of the ____________.

  1. Tax Manager

  2. Controller

  3. Treasurer

  4. Accountant

  5. Finance Manager


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The treasurer of an organization deals with the liquid assets of the firm and his responsibilities include cash management and insurance of assets.

Cash and Cash Equivalent includes _____________________.

  1. Cash on hand and bank balance.

  2. Marketable Securities.

  3. Short-term investments.

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D

The financial ratio (the best single predictor) that is used in the Beavers Model to predict the failure of a company is the _____________.

  1. Debt-equity ratio

  2. Cash flow to total debt ratio

  3. Price earnings ratio

  4. Return on investment

  5. None of the above


Correct Option: B

Cash outflows are costs of project and are represented by ____________.

  1. negative numbers

  2. positive numbers

  3. hurdle number

  4. relative number


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is not a cash inflow?

  1. Purchase of fixed asset

  2. Sale of fixed asset

  3. Issue of debentures

  4. Cash from business operations


Correct Option: A

Free cash flow is Rs 17000 and net investment in operating capital is Rs 10000 then net operating profit after taxes would be __________.

  1. Rs 7, 000.00

  2. Rs 27, 000.00

  3. Rs - 27, 000.00

  4. Rs - 7, 000.00


Correct Option: B

Which Accounting Standard is applicable for preparation of Cash Flow Statement?

  1. Accounting Standard - 6

  2. Accounting Standard - 3

  3. Accounting Standard - 2

  4. Accounting Standard - 13


Correct Option: B

Net investment in operating capital is Rs 5000 and net operating profit after taxes is Rs 8000 then free cash flow would be __________.

  1. Rs 13, 000.00

    • Rs 3, 000.00
  2. Rs 3, 000.00

    • Rs 13, 000.00

Correct Option: C

Free cash flow is Rs 12000, an operating cash flow is Rs 4000, an investment outlay cash flow is Rs 5000 then salvage cash flow would be _______________.

  1. -Rs 21, 000.00

  2. Rs 21, 000.00

  3. -Rs 3, 000.00

  4. Rs 3, 000.00


Correct Option: D

Which of the following transactions will result into flow of cash ?

  1. Cash withdrawn from bank $Rs 71,000$.

  2. Issue of $9\%$ debentures of $Rs 1,00,000$ to the vendors of machinery.

  3. Received from debtors $Rs 74,000$

  4. Redeemed $10\%$ debentures by converting the same into equity shares.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Amount received from debtors $Rs 74,000$ will be received in cash. This is the only transaction that results in flow (inflow) of cash into the business.
Why other options are incorrect? 
1. Deposit of cash into bank and withdrawal of cash from bank are merely the cash management activities of the business. They do not involve any cash flow. 
2. Conversion of debentures into equity shares is a mere change in capital structure of the company. It does not result in cash flow. 
Hence, the correct answer is option (iii). 

While preparing a fund flow statement, attention is to be given to _______.

  1. Current Asset and Current Liabilities

  2. Changes in Fixed assets and Fixed Liabilities

  3. Changes in Fluctuating Capital

  4. Changes in Cash Receipts and Payments


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Funds Flow Statement is a statement prepared to analyse the reasons for changes in the Financial Position of a Company between two Balance Sheets. 

It shows the inflow and outflow of funds i.e. Sources and Applications of funds for a particular period.

 It is a statement which involves no error in the amount of funds inflow and outflow as it pays attention on the changes in value of fixed assets and fixed liabilities. 

Fund flow statement measures :-

  1. The inflows and outflows of net assets

  2. The inflows and outflows of net working capital

  3. The inflows and outflows of working and non-working capital

  4. The inflows and outflows of cash


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Funds Flow Statement states the changes in the working capital of the business in relation to the operations in one time period. Net working capital is the total change in the business's working capital, calculated as total change in current assets minus total change in current liabilities.

Which of the following does not effect cash flows proposal?

  1. Salvage Value

  2. Depreciation Amount

  3. Tax Rate Change

  4. Method of Project Financing


Correct Option: D

Flow of funds means ___________.

  1. Change in funds

  2. Change in working capital

  3. Either (A) or (B)

  4. Change in cash receipts (or) payments


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Flow of funds are used to track the the flow of money to and from various sectors of a national economy. It is used to track the changes in the assets and liabilities of the company. It depicts the changes in funds as well as working capital.

Cash Inflows from a project include ________.

  1. Tax shield of depreciation

  2. After-tax operating profits

  3. Raising of funds

  4. Both A and B


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Depreciation is a non cash item but to know the profitability of the organization, it is charged to profit & loss account. Due to charge of depreciation, organization gets the tax benefit. 

While making cash inflow, tax shield to be included. Profits from operations is also included.

Which of the following result from and increase or decrease of working capital?

  1. Flow of cash

  2. Flow of funds

  3. Both (A) and (B)

  4. Either (A) or (B)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Flow of funds are used to track the the flow of money to and from various sectors of a national economy. It is used to track the changes in the assets and liabilities of the company. It depicts the changes in funds as well as changes in working capital.

In calculation of net cash flow, deferred tax payments are classified as _______________.

  1. non-cash revenues

  2. non-cash charges

  3. current liabilities

  4. income expense


Correct Option: B

Cash flow statement is also termed as ___________________.

  1. Statement of changes in Financial Position (working capital basis)

  2. Statement of changes in Financial Position (cash basis)

  3. Appropriate statement for short range planning

  4. Statement showing cash receipts and payments


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The statement of changes in financial position (sometimes called a “cash flow statement”) shows a company's net cash flow in a given period of time. Because it also indicates where the cash flowed from or to, it is often referred to as the “sources and uses of cash statement.”

Stock at the end results in the __________.

  1. Source of funds

  2. Application of funds

  3. No flow of funds

  4. Cash flow


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Source of funds results in the generation of cash for the company. Stock at the end has two aspects in the financial statements. One effect is credited to trading account and other one is shown as asset in the balance sheet. Assets are nothing but the sources of funds. Hence stock at the end results in source of funds.

a) Funds flow statement and cash flow statement are one and the same.
b) A cash flow statement can very well be equated with an 'Income statement'
Of these statements :- 

  1. Both (A) and (B) are true

  2. Both (A) and (B) are false

  3. (A) is true but (B) is false

  4. (A) is false but (B) is true


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

(a) A cash flow statement is different from a cash budget. A cash flow statement shows the cash inflows and outflows which have already taken place during a past time period.

Funds Flow Statement states the changes in the working capital of the business in relation to the operations in one time period.

(b) A cash flow statement shows the exact amount of a company's cash inflows and outflows over a one-month period. 
The income statement is the most common financial statement, and shows a company's revenue and total expenses, including non-cash accounting such as depreciation, over a one-month period.
Both are different.

Stock in the beginning results in __________.

  1. A source of funds

  2. An application of funds

  3. No flow of funds

  4. Change in current assets


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Application of funds is a fund statement which shows sources and uses of the working capital and other liquid funds Hence, stock in the beginning results in an application of funds.

Which of the following are true or false?
a) Purchase of fixed assets is a use of funds.
b) For funds flow statement, provision for taxation will be treated as an item of internal source.

  1. both (a) and (b) are true

  2. both (a) and (b) are false

  3. (a) is true but (b) is false

  4. (a) is false but (b) is true


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Use of funds refers to investing funds in purchase of assets which gives return after some period of time. Hence, purchase of fixed assets is a use of funds. 


Provision for taxation is treated as an item of internal source because it is made internally.

Match the items of the following two lists and suggest the correct code:

List-I List-II
(a) Pay-back Rate of Return (i) Discounted Cash Flow Technique
(b) Internal Rate of Return (ii) Compounded values of investments and returns
(c) Benefit Cost Ratio (iii) Crude method for project evaluation
(d) Net Terminal Value Method (iv) Varying sized projects evaluation
  1. $(a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)$

  2. $(a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)$

  3. $(a)-(i), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)$

  4. $(a)-(iv), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • The payback reciprocal is a crude estimate of the rate of return for a project or investment. 
  • The internal rate of return (IRR) is a discounting cash flow technique which gives a rate of return earned by a project.
  • A benefit-cost ratio (BCR) is a ratio used in a cost-benefit analysis to summarize the overall relationship between the relative costs and benefits of a proposed project.
  • The terminal value method is an improvement over the net present value method of making capital investment decisions. 

The term 'Cash' stands for__________.

  1. Cash and Bank Balance

  2. Bank Balance

  3. Cash and Funds position

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cash is a legal tender or coins that can be used to exchange goods,debt or services. 

Cash refers to money in hand,money in banking accounts, cheques, or any other form of currency that is easily accessible and can be quickly turned into physical cash.

Which of the following items would be specifically included in the statement of cash flows constructed in compliance with $AS-3$?

  1. Conversion of debt to equity

  2. Acquiring an asset through lease

  3. Operating and non-operating cash flow information

  4. Purchasing a building by given a mortgage to the seller


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Operating and non-operating cash flow are inflows and outflows of cash that are related or not related to the day-to-day, ongoing operations of a business. These non operating cash flows are associated with cash flows from investing and cash flows from financing on a company's statement of cash flows.

Cash Flow Management involves.
i) Lock-box system
ii) Marketable securities
iii) Playing the float
iv) Concentration Bank Account

  1. I, II and III only

  2. II, III and IV only

  3. I, III and IV only

  4. I, II and IV only


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • lockbox is a bank-operated mailing address to which a company directs its customers to send their payments. The bank opens the incoming mail, deposits all received funds in the company's bank account, and scans the payments and any remittance information.
  • In cash management, float can be utilized to make use of cash on hand for as long as possible. Bank float is the time it takes to clear the funds, from the time they were deposited to the time they were credited to the depositing bank.
  • Cash Concentration is a corporate treasury management strategy involving the transfer of all funds from different accounts to a single, centralized account to increase cash management efficiency and reduce fees. 

Which of the following statement are false?
a. Old furniture written off doesn't affect cash flow.
b. Cash flow statement is a substitute for cash account.
c. Appropriation of retained earnings is not shown in cash flow statement.
d. Net cash flow during a period can never be negative.

  1. A, B and C

  2. B, C and D

  3. C, D and A

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Statement of cash flows, is a financial statement that shows how changes in balance sheet accounts and income affect cash and cash equivalents, and breaks the analysis down to operating, investing, financing activities. 

Cash flow statement is based upon ______________.

  1. Cash basis of accounting.

  2. Accrual basis of accounting.

  3. Credit basis of accounting.

  4. None of the above.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cash flow is calculated by making certain adjustments to net income by adding or subtracting differences in revenue, expenses and credit transactions resulting from transactions that occur from one period to the next.  These adjustments are made because non-cash items are calculated into net income and total assets and liabilities. 

So, because not all transactions involve actual cash items, many items have to be reevaluated when calculating cash flow from operations.  

Which of the following statement is true?
a. Cash flow reveals only the inflow of cash.
b. Cash flow reveals only the outflow of cash.
c. Cash flow is a substitute for income statement.
d. Cash flow statement is not a replacement of funds flow statement.

  1. Only (a)

  2. Only (b)

  3. Only (b) and (c)

  4. Only (d)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

AS-3, issued by the ICAI in June 1981, which dealt with a statement showing 'changes in financial position' (Fund Flow Statement), has been revised and now deals with the preparations of cash flow statement. The revised AS-3 has made it mandatory for all listed companies to prepare and present a cash flow statement along with other financial statements on annual basis, Hence, it may be noted that fund flow statement is no more considered relevant in accounting and so not discussed.  

Which of the following statement is false?
a. Cash flow statement is helpful in the formation of policies.
b. Cash flow statement is useful for external analysis.
c. Cash flow statement is helpful in estimating future cash flow.

  1. Both (a) and (b)

  2. Both (a) and (c)

  3. Both (b) and (c)

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cash flow statement helps users to assess the impact of the activities on the financial position of an enterprise and so on its cash and cash  equivalents.

The objective of Cash Flow Statement are:
a. Analysis of cash position;
b. Short-term cash planning;

c. Evaluation of liquidity;
d. Comparison of operating performance;

  1. Both (a) and (b)

  2. Both (a) and (c)

  3. Both (b) and (d)

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A cash flow statement shows inflow and outflow of cash and cash equivalents from various activities of a company during a specific period. 


The primary objective of cash flow statement is to provide useful information about cash flows of an enterprise during a particular period under various heads, i.e. operating, investing and financing activities.

As per AS-3, Cash flow statement is mandatory for:
a. All enterprises.
b. Companies listed on stock exchange.
c. Companies with turnover of more than Rs. 50 crores.

  1. Both (a) and (b)

  2. Both (a) and (c)

  3. Both (c) and (b)

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A private limited company with paid up share capital of less than 50 lakh rupees or such higher amount as may be prescribed (not exceeding 5 crore rupees) or with a turnover of less than 2 crore rupees or such higher amount as may be prescribed (not exceeding 20 crore rupees) is not required to prepare cash flow statements while preparing financial statements at the end of the financial year.


On an accounting statement of cash flows an "increases(decrease) in cash and cash equivalent" appears as ________________.

  1. A cash flow from operating activities

  2. A cash flow from investing activities

  3. A cash flow from financing activities

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cash and cash equivalent are the amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kind of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they presents insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.  

____________ shows the details of cash generating and utilization activities of a company during a given period of time.

  1. Cash flow statement

  2. Profit and Loss A/c

  3. Balance sheet

  4. Segment reports


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cash flow statement that shows how changes in balance sheet accounts and income affect cash and cash equivalents, and breaks the analysis down to operating, investing and financing activities. It shows the details of cash generating and utilization activities of a company during a given period of time. 

The difference between cash flow statement and cash budget is/are __________________.

  1. Cash flow statement shows the movement of cash whereas cash budget portrays no cash movement.

  2. Cash flow statement is a part of cash budget

  3. Cash budget shows the cash movement of the future period in contrast to cash flow statement where it displays the cash movement of the past period.

  4. All of the above

  5. Both (B) and (C) above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Cash flow statements analyzes cash transactions which have already occured whereas cash budget shows the cash movement of the future period.

Cash flows include _______________.

  1. Cash receipts only

  2. Cash payments only

  3. both (A) and (B)

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

Cash received from debtors _______________.

  1. Sources of funds

  2. Sources of cash

  3. Application of funds

  4. No flow of fund


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

When a cash payment is received from the debtorcash is increased and the accounts receivable is decreased. When recording the transaction, cash is debited, and accounts receivable are credited.

A debtor is a person, company, or other entity that owes money. In other words, the debtor has a debt or legal obligation to pay the amount owed. So the cash received from debtors is no flow of funds.

As per accounting standard $AS-3$, the revised cash flow statement is prepared with cash inflow from.

  1. Operating activities

  2. Investing activities

  3. Financing activities

  4. None of these


Correct Option: D

_______ shows the success or failure of a business. select the most Appropriate.

  1. Cash flow statement appropriate answer

  2. Retained earning statement

  3. Income statement

  4. Balance sheet


Correct Option: A

If there is no inflation during a period, then the money cashflow would be equal to _____________.

  1. Present value

  2. Real cash flow

  3. Real cash flow + present value

  4. Real cash flow present value


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Inflation is defined as the increase in prices of general goods and services. If there is no inflation during a particular period, there will be no impact on cash flows. The money cash flow must be equal to real cash flow.

The Real Cashflows must be discounted to get the present value 'M' at a rate equal to ________________.

  1. Money Discount Rate

  2. Inflation Rate

  3. Real Discount Rate

  4. Risk free rate of interest


Correct Option: C
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