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Both U.S.GAAP and IFRS permit considerable flexibility with respect to the display of information in the statement of cash flows.Firms must report the beginning and ending cash balances, and the change in the cash balance. The change in cash must reconcile to the sum of the cash inflows and outflows from _____ activities.


A) operating
B) investing
C) financing
D) operating, investing, and financing
E) none of the above

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Under U.S.GAAP, the statement of cash flows classifies cash expenditures for interest expense as a(n) _____ activity and classifies cash expenditures to redeem debt as a(n) _____ activity.


A) financing; financing
B) financing: operating
C) operating; investing
D) operating; operating
E) operating; financing

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The _____ for preparing the Statement of Cash Flows begins with net income and adjusts that amount for noncash items.


A) indirect method
B) direct method
C) income method
D) bottom-up method
E) top-down method

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Under U.S.GAAP, the statement of cash flows classifies changes in accounts payable as a(n) _____ activity and classifies changes in short-term bank borrowing as a(n) _____ activity.


A) operating: financing
B) financing; operating
C) investing; operating
D) operating; operating
E) financing; financing

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A mature, stable firm might show what type of cash flow pattern from operating, investing, and financing activities?


A) operating outflow, investing outflow, and financing inflow
B) operating inflow, investing outflow, and financing inflow
C) operating outflow, investing inflow, and financing outflow
D) operating inflow, investing outflow, and financing outflow
E) operating outflow, investing inflow, and financing inflow

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The balance sheet reports


A) the shortfall in cash at the beginning of the year.
B) the balance in cash at the end of the year.
C) how cash changed during the period.
D) how a firm obtains and uses cash.
E) both choices a and b.

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Cash equivalents represent _____ in which a firm has temporarily placed excess cash.We use the term cash flows to refer to flows of both cash and cash equivalents.


A) long-term, highly liquid investments
B) short-term, highly liquid investments
C) short-term, highly illiquid investments
D) long-term, highly illiquid investments
E) common stocks and bonds of other companies

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In the first month of operations (April Year 1) of the QuickClean Company, a service business, the following events occurred. events occurred. a. Issued stock for $100,000; 20,000 shares with a $1 par value. b. Purchased equipment with a useful life of ten years for $12,000. c. Purchased a building with a useful life of 20 years for $24,000. d. Bought office supplies for $2,400. Supplies are expected to last one year. e. Paid salaries of $10,000. f. Borrowed $15,000 from bank on last day of the month. 12% interest rate payable in 90 days. g. Sold services for $20,000 on account. h. Collected $15,000 of receivables. i. Recorded expense accruals of $4,000 at end of month. Required: Prepare a balance sheet and statement of cash flow using the indirect method for the first month of operations.

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Cash flows do not always fit unambiguously into only one of the three categories: operating, investing and financing. Explain.

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In a statement of cash flows, payments to acquire long-term bonds or other debt instruments with maturities greater than one year of other entities should be classified as cash outflows for


A) operating activities.
B) financing activities.
C) investing activities.
D) lending activities.
E) exchange transactions.

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If the balance sheet shows the same beginning and ending balance for depreciable assets, there


A) have been no financing activities during the year.
B) have been no investing activities during the year.
C) may have been investing activities.
D) may have been financing activities.
E) have been no investing and financing activities during the year.

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The income statement


A) measures the increase (or decrease) in net assets from selling goods and services for more (or less) than their costs.
B) displays the firm's sources and uses of cash.
C) reports the balance in cash at the beginning and end of the year.
D) helps a reader understand how a firm obtains and uses cash.
E) includes all of the above.

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The first section of the statement of cash flows derives cash flow from _____ activities.The _____ method reports the amounts of cash received from customers less cash disbursed to suppliers, employees, lenders, and taxing authorities.


A) operating; direct
B) operating; indirect
C) investing; direct
D) investing; indirect
E) financing: direct

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Many analysts focus attention on cash flow from operations, thinking it as important as, or more important than, net income.A common misconception is that the management has little opportunity to manipulate transactions affecting the statement of cash flows.The manipulation possibilities arise from


A) the amounts of cash flows.
B) the timing of cash flows.
C) the classification and disclosure in the statement and related notes.
D) both choices b and c.
E) none of the above.

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Cash equivalents represent long-term, highly liquid investments in which a firm has temporarily placed excess cash.

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U.S.GAAP requires the disclosure of the acquisition of a building by assuming a mortgage obligation


A) as both a financing activity and an operating activity.
B) as both an operating activity and an investing activity.
C) as both an investing activity and a financing activity.
D) in a separate schedule or note, but does not appear in the statement of cash flows as an operating activity, investing activity or a financing activity.
E) as both an investing activity and a exchange activity.

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U.S.GAAP classifies all of the following as operating activitieson the statement of cash flows except


A) cash outflows to pay sales employees.
B) cash inflows from the property rental.
C) cash outflows to shareholders for dividends.
D) cash outflows to purchase merchandise for resale.
E) cash inflows from sales to customers.

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Financing activities on the cash flow statement do not include


A) issuance of stock.
B) payment of dividends.
C) borrowing from banks.
D) payment of interest expense.
E) acquiring previously issued bonds.

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The _____ displays (lists) cash receipts and disbursements from operating activities.


A) bottom-up method
B) top-down method
C) indirect method
D) direct method
E) cash method

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The method of reporting preferred by U.S.GAAP is/are


A) the direct method.
B) the indirect method.
C) both the direct method and the indirect method.
D) the schedule of cash receipts and cash disbursements.
E) the funds flow statement.

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