True or false: A company that reports a profit for the period must also report a net increase in cash and cash equivalents.
7 Cash and the Statement of Cash Flows Online Quiz Questions
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Select all the transactions classified as financing activities in the materials.
- A
Borrowing money from a lender
- B
Buying equipment for cash
- C
Repaying loan principal
- D
Paying dividends to shareholders
What is the name of the operating-section presentation method that reconciles net income to operating cash flow?
A cash equivalent must be readily convertible into a known amount of cash and carry insignificant risk of .
A company pays interest in cash on a loan. Under the typical U.S. GAAP classifications described in the materials, in which activity category does this cash payment belong?
- A
Investing activity
- B
Operating activity
- C
Financing activity
- D
It is excluded from the statement because it relates to interest.
During a period, a company collects $9,000 from customers, pays $4,000 to suppliers and employees, buys equipment for $2,000, and borrows $3,000. What is the net change in cash from these transactions? Enter the amount in dollars; no tolerance applies.
True or false: If a company acquires equipment by issuing a note rather than paying cash, the transaction appears as a cash outflow in the main investing section of the statement of cash flows.
- A
True
- B
False
Select all the transactions classified as investing activities in the materials.
- A
Buying equipment for cash
- B
Selling investment securities for cash
- C
Collecting cash on a loan made to another party
- D
Paying dividends to shareholders
A company receives cash from a customer for a sale. Which activity category best describes this cash receipt?
Under the general U.S. GAAP rule described in the materials, a qualifying investment generally has an original maturity to the entity of .
Which set of amounts is included in the statement's beginning and ending reconciliation under the U.S. GAAP guidance described in the materials?
- A
Only currency on hand
- B
Cash and cash equivalents, but never restricted cash
- C
Cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents
- D
All short-term investments, whether or not they qualify as cash equivalents
Explain why a company can report a profit for a period but still have a net decrease in cash and cash equivalents. In your answer, contrast accrual-basis income with cash receipts and payments.
Which statement correctly distinguishes the direct and indirect methods for presenting operating cash flows?
- A
The direct method reconciles net income to operating cash flow, while the indirect method lists major cash receipts and payments.
- B
The direct method presents major types of cash receipts and payments, while the indirect method reconciles net income to operating cash flow.
- C
Both methods present only investing and financing cash flows.
- D
The indirect method excludes the operating section.
Under U.S. GAAP, what is the maximum original maturity, in months, that an investment generally may have to qualify as a cash equivalent?
Under typical U.S. GAAP classifications, which category includes cash interest received?
- A
Operating activity
- B
Investing activity
- C
Financing activity
A business pays cash to buy equipment that it will use for several years. Which activity category does this payment belong to?
- A
Operating activity
- B
Investing activity
- C
Financing activity
A company receives cash after borrowing money from a bank. How should it classify the cash inflow?
- A
Operating activity
- B
Investing activity
- C
Financing activity
A company can report positive cash flow for an accounting period while recording a net loss for that period.
- A
True
- B
False
A company acquires equipment by issuing a note instead of paying cash. How should this transaction be handled in the statement of cash flows?
- A
Report the equipment's value as an investing cash outflow in the main sections
- B
Report the note's value as a financing cash inflow in the main sections
- C
Leave it out of the main cash-flow sections and disclose it separately if significant
A company pays its employees their wages in cash. How should this payment be classified on the statement of cash flows?
- A
Operating activity
- B
Investing activity
- C
Financing activity