CASH MANAGEMENT Flashcards
Which of the following will NOT appear in a Cash Budget?
(A) Machinery bought on hire purchase
(B) Depreciation of machinery
(C) Sales revenue
(D) Wages
(B) Depreciation of machinery
Which of the following is not true about a cash budget?
(A) A cash budget sets out all cash receipts and payments that a business expects to make over a period of time.
(B) Cash budgets are usually prepared on a month-to month basis.
(C) Cash budgets show the expected bank balance at the end of the month.
(D) Cash budgets include personal cash receipts and expenses.
(D) Cash budgets include personal cash receipts and expenses.
Of the four costs shown below, which would not be included in the cash budget of an insurance firm?
(A) Depreciation of fixed asset
(B) Commission paid to agents
(C) Office salaries
(D) Capital cost of a new computer
(A) Depreciation of fixed asset
A cash budget for the six months ended 30th September 2020 shows an anticipated overdraft of approximately ₹ 9,05,500. Which of the following would reduce the expected overdraft?
(A) Allowing customers two months credit, instead of one month credit, in which to pay.
(B) Suppliers’ purchases being made for cash, instead of one month’s credit.
(C) Assets being leased, rather than purchased for cash, in 2020.
(D) Charging depreciation on fixed assets at 25% on the straight-line basis, rather than 20%.
(C) Assets being leased, rather than purchased for cash, in 2020.
NSZ Ltd. cash budget forewarns of a short term surplus. Which of the following would be appropriate action to be taken in such a situation?
(A) Increase debtors and stock to boost sales
(B) Purchase new fixed assets
(C) Repay long term loans
(D) All of the above
(A) Increase debtors and stock to boost sales
Which of the following is least likely to be considered a short-term marketable security?
(A) An original issue 30 years corporate bond with 1 year remaining until final maturity.
(B) An original issue 30 years government bond with 1 year remaining until final maturity.
(C) 90 days Treasury bill.
(D) Short-term corporate debt instruments with 9 months original maturity.
(A) An original issue 30 years corporate bond with 1 year remaining until final maturity.
Which of the following would NOT lead to an increase in net cash flow?
(A) Larger sales volume
(B) Reduced materials costs
(C) Lower depreciation charge
(D) Higher selling price
(C) Lower depreciation charge
The optimal balance of marketable securities held to take care of probable deficiencies in the firm’s cash account is referred to as the ……. segment in the firm’s portfolio of short-term marketable securities.
(A) Ready cash
(B) Controllable cash
(C) Free cash
(D) Cash and cash equivalent
A) Ready cash
Advantages of maintaining cash budgets would not include one of the following:
(A) Surplus cash can be put to more profitable uses if expected to occur
(B) Debtors can be paid more quickly
(C) Time is available to investigate the possible future sources of finance
(D) Overdrafts can be negotiated in advance of when they are needed
(B) Debtors can be paid more quickly
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the modern approach to cash management?
(A) Cash management involves the efficient disbursement of cash.
(B) Cash management involves the efficient collection and disbursement of cash.
(C) Cash management involves the efficient processing, collection, and depositing of cash.
(D) None of the above
(C) Cash management involves the efficient processing, collection, and depositing of cash.
Which of the following would be found in a cash budget?
(A) Capital expenditure
(B) Provision for doubtful debts
(C) Depreciation
(D) Accrued expenditure
(C) Depreciation
Collection float is the
(A) Total time between the mailing of the cheque by the customer and the availability of cash to the receiving firm.
(B) Time consumed in clearing the cheque through the banking system.
(C) Time the cheque is in the mail.
(D) Time during which the cheque received by the firm remains uncollected.
(A) Total time between the mailing of the cheque by the customer and the availability of cash to the receiving firm.
Which of the following will not affect preparation of cash budget?
(A) Loan taken by firm
(B) Proceeds from asset disposal
(C) Reduction in provision for doubtful debts
(D) Cash sales
(C) Reduction in provision for doubtful debts
Deposit float is the
(A) Total time between the mailing of the cheque by the customer and the availability of cash to the receiving firm.
(B) Time consumed in clearing the cheque through the banking system.
(C) Time the cheque is in the mail.
(D) Time during which the check received by the firm remains uncollected.
(D) Time during which the check received by the firm remains uncollected.
Which of the following items would have to be included for a company preparing a schedule of cash receipts and disbursements for the calendar year 2019?
(A) The annual depreciation for the year 2019.
(B) Purchase order issued in December 2014 for items to be delivered in February 2019.
(C) Dividends declared in November 2019, to be paid in January 2020 to shareholders of record as of December – 2019
(D) Funds borrowed from a bank on a note payable taken out in June 2018 with an agreement to pay the principal and all of the interest owed in December 2019.
(D) Funds borrowed from a bank on a note payable taken out in June 2018 with an agreement to pay the principal and all of the interest owed in December 2019.
Availability float is the
(A) Total time between the mailing of the cheque by the customer and the availability of cash to the receiving firm.
(B) Time consumed in clearing the cheque through the banking system.
(C) Time the cheque is in the mail.
(D) Time during which the cheque received by the firm remains uncollected.
(B) Time consumed in clearing the cheque through the banking system.
A cash budget is like an income statement.
(A) I agree
(B) I disagree
(C) I cannot say
(D) The statement is ambiguous
(B) I disagree
Cash management is a broad term used for collecting and managing cash.
Speculative motive of holding cash refers to –
(A) Holding the cash to utilize it in internal projects.
(B) Holding the cash for any future loss the company is expecting.
(C) Holding the cash to avail any future investment opportunity.
(D) Holding the cash to utilize it for international project.
(C) Holding the cash to avail any future investment opportunity.
Non-cash transactions
(A) Form part of cash budget
(B) Do not form part of cash budget
(C) May or may not form part of cash budget
(D) I cannot say whether they are part of cash budget
(B) Do not form part of cash budget
Companies hold cash time to time. Transaction motive of holding cash means
(A) Keeping a cash reserve for purchasing goods and services to balance out the cash inflows and outflow.
(B) Keeping the cash for all the transactions made during a periodic term.
(C) Keeping the cash for transactions mandatory for day to day activities
(D) Keeping the transactions for foreign trading.
(A) Keeping a cash reserve for purchasing goods and services to balance out the cash inflows and outflow.
Cash Budget statement shows the position of business as on …………. of the business period.
(A) Opening date
(B) Closing date
(C) Between opening and closing date
(D) None of the above
(C) Between opening and closing date
The statement of cash flows tells us –
(A) The financial position of the business at a point in time.
(B) The forecast cash movements over a period of time.
(C) How much cash has been received and paid during an accounting period.
(D) How much profit the business has made during an accounting period.
(C) How much cash has been received and paid during an accounting period.
Net profit+Non-cash expenditure=
(A) Cash profit
(B) Cash flow
(C) Out of cash
(D) Cash gross profit
(A) Cash profit
Cash flow is –
(A) Linked only to the balance sheet.
(B) Linked only to the income statement.
(C) Not linked to the balance sheet or income statement.
(D) Linked to the balance sheet and income statement.
(D) Linked to the balance sheet and income statement.
The term cash includes
(A) Cash and Bank Balances
(B) All the Current Assets
(C) All the Current Liabilities
(D) None of the above
(A) Cash and Bank Balances
Which of the following statement is/are correct and which are incorrect?
I. Idle cash resources entail a great deal of cost in terms of interest charges and in terms of opportunities costs.
II. As per speculative motive of holding case, the efficient firms seek to deploy surplus cash in short term investments to get better returns.
III. Baumol’s model of cash management assumes that the cash is used randomly over a period of time.
Select the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) I & III
(B) I only
(C) II only
(D) III only
(D) III only
“Cash budget reveals the effects of transactions involving movement of cash’’. This statement is
(A) Correct
(B) Not correct
(C) Partially correct
(D) None of the above
(A) Correct
Which of the following is/are motive(s) for holding cash?
1. Transactional Motive
2. Speculative Motive
3. Derivative Motive
4. Contingency Motive
5. Promissory Motive
Select the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) 1,2,3
(B) 2,4,5
(C) 1,2,4
(D) 1,3,5
(C) 1,2,4