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Business:Cash Flow
T5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cash flow forecast | Shows the expected flow of money into and out of a business |
| Inflows | Cash flowing into the business |
| Outflows | Cash flowing out of the business |
| Expenditure | Money that the business pays out |
| Opening Balance | Cash available at the start of the month |
| Closing Balance | Cash available at the end of the month |
| Usefulness of cash flow forecasts | - A planning tool - Anticipates periods of cash shortage - Provides targets - Enables remedies to be put in place for shortages |
| A negative cash flow may | - Only be temporary and may not necessarily cause a problem for the business - Require the business to obtain additional finance in the form of an overdraft to help it overcome a shortage of cash - Mean that the business has to delay payment of money i |