Cima Edition 15 Worksheet CASH FLOW

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Cash flow teacher guide (CIMA)

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Cash flow worksheet

1. It is important for Timmy to draw up a cash flow forecast to aid his decision
making regarding the financial situation of the business. He can identify cash
shortfalls and ensure that overdraft facilities are in place. He can identify when
there are likely to be cash surpluses which may be used to buy additional
equipment for example. He is hoping to get a loan from the bank for the security
equipment. They may wish to see his cash flow forecast before agreeing to the
loan.

2. Timmy has forecast a negative closing balance in January and October. The main
cause of this problem is the fact that he is paying for his bills every three months.

3. Timmy could arrange to spread the outflows of cash for the bills by paying on a
monthly basis instead of quarterly. He could also look at other ways of increasing
cash inflows or decreasing cash outflows.
Cash flow worksheet

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Receipts
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Sales 23,000 23,000 23,000 23,000 23,000 23,000 23,000 23,000 23,000 25,000 30,000 30,000
Interest on £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
investments 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500
£
Loan 50,000
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Total receipts 23,500 23,500 23,500 23,500 73,500 23,500 23,500 23,500 23,500 25,500 30,500 30,500
Payments
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Rent 5,800 5,800 5,800 5,800 5,800 5,800 5,800 5,800 5,800 5,800 5,800 6,000
£ £ £ £
Bills 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Salaries 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 12,000 12,000 12,000
£
Equipment 50,000
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Stock 5,100 5,100 5,100 5,100 5,100 5,100 5,100 5,100 8,000 10,000 10,000 7,000
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Total payments 25,900 20,900 20,900 25,900 70,900 20,900 25,900 20,900 23,800 32,800 27,800 25,000
-£ £ £ -£ £ £ -£ £ -£ -£ £ £
Net cash flow 2,400 2,600 2,600 2,400 2,600 2,600 2,400 2,600 300 7,300 2,700 5,500
£ -£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ -£ £
Opening balance 100 2,300 300 2,900 500 3,100 5,700 3,300 5,900 5,600 1,700 1,000
-£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ -£ £ £
Closing balance 2,300 300 2,900 500 3,100 5,700 3,300 5,900 5,600 1,700 1,000 6,500
True/False cash flow activity
1. Cash is not as important as profit - FALSE

2. Net cash flow equals receipts minus payments - TRUE

3. To improve cash flow, businesses should aim to reduce cash inflows - FALSE

4. Cash flow is the movement of cash into and out of a business - TRUE

5. The closing balance can be calculated by combining the net cash flow with the
opening balance - TRUE

6. During a recession it is usually easy to borrow money - FALSE

7. To improve cash flow businesses could negotiate longer payment terms with their
suppliers - TRUE

8. Receipts are inflows of cash from things like sales of goods and interest on
investments - TRUE

9. Poor cash flow is rarely a reason why businesses fail - FALSE

10. Management accountants can help firms to manage their cash flow - TRUE

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