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IGCSE Cash flows and working capital

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does this represent?

a)

Cash flow

b)

Business Activity

c)

Working capital cycle

d)

Liquidity cycle

2.

The _________________ the amount of time between buying materials (inputs) to receiving payments from the customer the higher the risk to a firm.

a)

Longer

b)

Shorter

3.

Sufficient working capital is needed to prevent a business from becoming insolvent.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Anyone who has bought from a business without payment (buying on credit) is known as a _____________.

a)

Debtor

b)

Creditor

5.

Current liabilities are debts that have to be paid ________

a)

in the next 12 months

b)

in the next 5 years or more

c)

in order to buy a current asset

d)

to buy more working capital

6.

The working capital situation of a firm can be improved by obtaining ______________ forms of _____________ term finance.

a)

external, short

b)

internal, long

7.

Obtaining too much external finance to improve working capital can make the problem worse.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which of the following could be turned into cash the easiest or quickest?

a)

Raw materials

b)

Finished product sitting in a warehouse

c)

Unfinished products being manufactured

9.

Net working capital is the difference between current assets and current liabilities.

a)
b)
10.

The goal of working capital management is to ensure adequate cash flow for operations.

a)
b)
11.

A higher level of sales will require a higher level of working capital.

a)
b)
12.

A prediction of the amount of money in and out of the business over a period of time.

a)

Budget

b)

cash flow forecast

c)

closing balance

d)

opening balance

13.

Money going out of the business

a)

Budget

b)

Closing balance

c)

Opening balance

d)

Cash outflow

14.

Financial plan for a future period of time

a)

Budget

b)

Net cash flow

c)

Closing balance

d)

Opening balance

15.

The difference between the inflows and the outflows over the month

a)

Cash inflow

b)

Cash outflow

c)

Net cash flow

d)

Opening balance

16.

The amount of the money at the beginning of the month

a)

Budget

b)

Net Cash Flow

c)

Closing balance

d)

Opening Balance

17.

The amount of the money left at the end of the month

a)

Budget

b)

Net cash flow

c)

Closing balance

d)

Opening balance

18.

Money going coming into the business

a)

Closing balance

b)

Opening balance

c)

Cash inflow

d)

Cash outflow

19.

Which one shows whether the business is overdrawn

a)

Net cash flow

b)

Opening balance

c)

Closing balance

d)

Budget

20.

Who want to see a cash- flow forecast

a)

A Family member

b)

A lender

c)

A competitor

d)

A customer

21.

Which of the following are ways to solve a cash-flow problem?

a)

Buy expensive machine rather than lease

b)

Arrange an overdraft from the bank

c)

Increase the level of stock held

d)

Hire more employee

22.

Which one is NOT the purpose of cash flow forecast?

a)

Help managers plan ahead

b)

Loans can be arranged if a negative cash flows is forecast

c)

Shows profit or loss

d)

New businesses will need to provide one to obtain bank finance

23.

The opening balance is not the same as the closing balance of the previous month

a)

True

b)

False

24.

A bank is likely to lend a business money if it has a cash flow forecast

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Lack of working capital is the main reason for cash problems

a)

True

b)

False

26.

A profitable business can fail if it cannot solve its cash-flow problems

a)

True

b)

False