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Finance for NAB
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Task carried out by the finance department | payment of wages and salaries: making sure that all employees are paid the right amount at the right time |
| Task carried out by the finance department | payment of accounts: covers both making payments and collecting amounts owed to the firm from customers |
| Task carried out by the finance department | maintenance of financial records and accounts: includes recording financial transactions and preparing final accounts |
| Four reasons for using a cashflow statement | shows how much cash the organisation has available, shows what money came in to the business, shows what money came out of the business, is used to help make decisions |
| four ways cashflow can be improved | taking out loans, sale and lease back, tight stock control, tight credit control |
| five users of information and why they use it | managers - help meet organisations objectives shareholders - lets them know the amount of profit creditors - highlights trends in sales and profits employees - reassures them that there is job security government - inland revenue will calculate taxes |
| gross profit | profit earned by selling |
| fixed assets | items owned by the firm which will last a long period of time |
| current liabilities | anyone to whom the firm owes money in the short term |
| current assets | more liquid - more easily converted into cash - than fixed assets |