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Chapter 7:   Funds Analysis, Cash Flow Analysis, and Financial Planning

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1.According to the accounting profession, which of the following would be considered a cash-flow item from an "investing" activity?cash inflow from interest income.
cash inflow from dividend income.
cash outflow to acquire fixed assets.
all of the above.
2.According to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), which of the following is a cash flow from a "financing" activity?cash outflow to the government for taxes.
cash outflow to shareholders as dividends.
cash outflow to lenders as interest.
cash outflow to purchase bonds issued by another company.
3.If the following are balance sheet changes:
         $5,005 decrease in accounts receivable
         $7,000 decrease in cash
        $12,012 decrease in notes payable
        $10,001 increase in accounts payable
a "use" of funds would be the:$7,000 decrease in cash.
$5,005 decrease in accounts receivable.
$10,001 increase in accounts payable.
$12,012 decrease in notes payable.
4.On an accounting statement of cash flows an "increase(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents" appears asa cash flow from operating activities.
a cash flow from investing activities.
a cash flow from financing activities.
none of the above.
5.Uses of funds include a (an):decrease in cash.
increase in any liability.
increase in fixed assets.
tax refund.
6.Which of the following would be included in a cash budget?depreciation charges.
dividends.
goodwill.
patent amortization.
7.An examination of the sources and uses of funds statement is part of:a forecasting technique.
a funds flow analysis.
a ratio analysis.
calculations for preparing the balance sheet.
8.Which of the following is NOT a cash outflow for the firm?depreciation.
dividends.
interest payments.
taxes.
9.Which of the following would be considered a use of funds?a decrease in accounts receivable.
a decrease in cash.
an increase in account payable.
an increase in cash.
10.The cash flow statement in the United States is most likely to appear usinga "supplementary method."
a "direct method."
an "indirect method."
a "flow of funds method."
11.For a profitable firm, total sources of funds will always          total uses of funds.be equal to
be greater than
be less than
have no consistent relationship to

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3.The following items would be classified as investing activities on the statement of cash flows:

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4.The following items would be classified as financing activities on the statement of cash flows:

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5.What type of accounts are accounts receivable and accounts payable?

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6.What is implied if the accounts receivable account has increased?

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7.What impact does depreciation have on the cash account?

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8.Which of the following items are included in the adjustments to net income to obtain cash flowfrom operating activities?

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9.How would you know if a statement of cash flows had been prepared using the direct or theindirect method?

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10.If net cash provided or used by operating, financing and investing activities are addedtogether, the result is:

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11.Which item may be of concern when analyzing cash flow from operating activities?

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12.Which of the following could be indicative of cash flow problems or a result of an expansion?

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Questions 13-16 are based on the indirect method of presenting cash flow from operatingactivities.

Which of the following items would be classified as investing activities in a statement of cash flows?

Cash flow from investing activities is a section of the cash flow statement that shows the cash generated or spent relating to investment activities. Investing activities include purchases of physical assets, investments in securities, or the sale of securities or assets.

Which is an example of a cash flow from an investing activity?

An example of cash flow from investing activity is sale of investment by non-financial enterprise.

Which of the following activities would be classified as an investing activity?

Investing activities involve the purchase and sale of long-term fixed assets, long-term investments, accepting notes receivable, lending loans, and few other investments other than in cash and cash equivalents.

Which of the following items would be classified as operating activities on the statement of cash flows?

a. Payments for inventory, payments for salaries, cash received from the sale of goods. All these items will be classified as operating activities.