MCQ - Cash Flow Statements
MCQ - Cash Flow Statements
Presents MCQs of
CS executive (New Syllabus)
Paper 5 Group II
Corporate & Management
Accounting
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
By
CS UDIT DUA
Theory MCQs
1. Which of the following Accounting Standard deals with preparation of Cash
Flow Statements?
(a) AS-2
(b) AS-3
(c) AS-4
(d) AS-5
3. Which of the following method can be used by listed company for preparation of
Cash Flow Statement?
(a) Direct method
(b) Indirect Method
(c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) Either (a) or (b)
10. Which of the following is / are cash flow from Financing Activities?
(a) Cash proceeds from issuing debentures , loans , notes bonds, and other short
or long term borrowings
(b) Cash receipts from disposal of intangibles
(c) Cash receipts & payments relating to futures contracts , forwards contracts ,
option contracts and swap contracts when the contract are held for dealing or
trading purposes
(d) All of the above
12.In cash flow statement cash flow on account of income tax paid is shown ……
(a) Under the heading “cash from Investing Activities”
(b) Under the heading “cash flow from financing activities”
(c) Under the heading “cash flow from operating activities “ before heading cash
generated from operation
(d) Under the heading “cash flow from operating activities” after the heading cash
generated from operation.
13.While preparing cash flow statement as per Indirect method which of the
following is added in net profits before working capital changes to calculate cash
flow from operating activities?
(a) Increase in current assets
(b) Decrease in current liabilities
(c) Voluntary separation payments
(d) Decrease in current assets
15.Fund flow statement and cash flow statement are one and the same…….
(a) True
(b) False
(c) Cannot say
(d) This statement is ambiguous
20.Which of the following would be considered as cash flow item from an investing
activity?
(a) Cash outflow from interest
(b) Cash outflow from dividend
(c) Cash outflow to acquire fixed assets
(d) All of the above
23.Which one of the following events will increase the cash balance of a business?
(a) Loan repayments to banks
(b) Debtors paying amount owed
(c) Bank granting it an overdraft facility
(d) Sale of stock on credit
24.Which one of the following events will reduce the cash balances of a business?
(a) Dividend proposed pending shareholder approval
(b) Purchase of stock on credit
(c) Creditors paid amount owed
(d) Purchase of fixed assets on interest free credit
25.A business may incur an operating loss in a given financial year yet has more
cash in the bank at the end . A reason for this could be that …………..
(a) Some fixed assets were sold for cash
(b) Dividends paid were higher than last year
(c) Payments to creditors were made more promptly
(d) Debtors were allowed a longer period of credit
26.A company has a negative cash flow from operating activities. What could
explain this negative cash flow?
(a) The repayment of a loan
(b) A sudden increase in credit sales
(c) High levels of dividend payments
(d) A substantial investment in new fixed asset
27.AS-3 Cash flow statements requires that cash receipts and payments should be
analysed into three categories . Under which category would you expect to find
the cash proceeds from issue of share?
(a) Operating activities
(b) Investing activities
(c) Financing activities
(d) None of the above
28.In AS-3 cash flow statements where would you find a bank current account debit
balance?
(a) In cash & cash equivalents
(b) In investing activities
(c) In financing activities
(d) In operating activities
29. The following items would be classified as operating activities on the statement
of cash flows:-……..
(a) Acquisition of equipment, payment of dividend, revenue
(b) Proceeds from borrowing, payments of dividends, purchases of supplies
(c) Payments for inventory, payments for salaries, cash received from sale of
goods
(d) Payments on loans, payments for taxes, payments for rent
31. The following items would be classified as financing activities on the statement
of cash flows:- …
(a) Proceeds from borrowing, payment of dividend, repayment of debt
(b) Payment for inventory, payments to lenders, payments for taxes.
(c) Sale of goods , repayments of debts, loans to others
(d) Loans to others , returns from loans to others, acquisition of land
33.If net cash provided or used by operating, financing and investing activities are
added together, the result is ……………
(a) The change in cash
(b) Cash inflows
(c) Cash outflow
(d) Net income
34. Which of the following transactions would not create a cash flow?
(a) Company purchased some of its own shares from a shareholder
(b) Amortization of a patent
(c) Payment of a cash dividend
(d) Sale of equipment at book value
36. Which of the following statements for cash flow statements is true?
(a) A company with a net loss on the income statement will always have a net
cash flow outflow from operating activities.
(b) A purchase of equipment is classified as a cash inflow from investing
activities
(c) Cash dividends received on stock investments are classified as cash flows
from operating activities
(d) Cash dividends paid are classified as cash flow from operating activities
39. Which of the following would be added to net income when determining cash
flows from operating activities under indirect method?
(a) An increase in accounts payable
(b) Patent amortization expense
(c) Decrease in prepaid insurance
(d) Gain on sale of a depreciable asset
40. Which of the following will be deducted from net income when determining
cash flows from operating activities under indirect method?
(a) A decrease in bills payable
(b) Patent amortization expense
(c) A decrease in prepaid rent
(d) A loss on the sale of a depreciable asset
41.For purposes of preparing a cash flow statement , which of the following is not
considered a “cash equivalent”?
(a) A money market fund
(b) An investment in bonds
(c) Treasury bills
(d) Commercial paper
42.An important distinction between the direct method and indirect method of
preparing a statement of cash flows is that………….
(a) The direct method reconciles accrual based net income with cash flow from
operations; the indirect method shows the specific cash inflows and outflows
constituting the operating activities.
(b) The direct method results in a lower figure for net cash flow from operating
activities than does the indirect methods
(c) The format of the section computing net cash flow from operating activities is
different under the two methods
(d) All of the above
43. In cash flow statements, the acquisition of land by issuing equity or preference
shares ……………..
(a) Is not shown at all , since no cash was received or disbursed
(b) Is shown as an investing activity
(c) Is shown as a financing activity
(d) None of the above
45. Which of the following activities can increase cash flows from investing
activities?
(a) Purchasing production equipment with cash
(b) Selling products and receiving cash
(c) Paying out cash dividends
(d) Selling an office building and receiving cash
46. Holding all other things constant, which of the following represents a cash
flows?
(a) The company sells a machine
(b) The company acquires inventory
(c) The company receives a bank loan
(d) The company increases accounts payable
47.If you start with earning before interest and taxes and then subtract a firm’s tax
expense while adding back the amount of depreciation expense for the firm
during the year , the resulting figure is called ………….
(a) Free cash flows
(b) Operating cash flow
(c) Net cash flow
(d) Gross cash flow
48.An increase in inventories of Rs 5000 over the course of a year would be shown
on the company’s statement of cash flows prepared under the indirect method
as…………..
(a) An addition to net income of Rs 5000 in order to arrive at net cash provided
by operating activities
(b) A deduction from net income of Rs 5000 in order to arrive at net cash
provided by operating activities
(c) An addition of Rs 5000 under investing activities
(d) A deduction of Rs 5000 under investing activities
49. Unrealised gains and losses from foreign exchange rates are……
(a) Not cash flows
(b) Cash flows from operating activities
(c) Cash flow from investing activities
(d) Cash flow from financing activities
50.Cash flows arising from interest and dividends received in the case of a financial
enterprise should be classified as cash flow arising from …………
(a) Investing activities
(b) Financial activities
(c) Operating activities
(d) Extraordinary activities
51. Preference shares of company acquired shortly before their specified redemption
date………..
(a) Will be shown in investing activities
(b) Will be shown in financing activities
(c) Will be shown in operating activities
(d) Will be shown as cash & cash equivalents
52. When the instalment paid in respect of a fixed asset acquired on deferred
payment basis includes both interest and loan, the interest element is classified
under ………… activities and the loan element is classified under …………….
Activities.
(a) Financing , investing
(b) Investing , operating
(c) Operating, financing
(d) Investing , operating
53. Cash flows arising from the purchase and sale of dealing or trading securities are
classified as ……..
(a) Operating activities
(b) Investing activities
(c) Financing activities
(d) Extraordinary activities
54.Cash advances and loan made by financial enterprises are usually classified as
………..
(a) Operating activities
(b) Investing activities
(c) Financing activities
(d) Extraordinary activities
PRACTICAL MCQs:-
56. Income statement of X Ltd for the year ended was as follows:-
(a) 1,70,000
(b) 9,25,000
(c) 4,45,000
(d) 4,00,000
57. Income statement of Y Ltd for the year ended was as follows:-
(a) 7,42,850
(b) 8,13,650
(c) 3,61,150
(d) 8,41,150
(a) 4,06,000
(b) 3,56,000
(c) 5,36,000
(d) 4,16,000
60. Accounts of X Ltd. shows that the balance of cash and cash equivalents has been
increased by 19,200 as compared to last year. If cash flow statement reveals net
cash inflow from financing activities is Rs 19,200 and cash outflow from
investing activities is Rs 4,80,000, what will be cash flow from operating
activities?
(a) Rs 5,18,400
(b) Rs 4,99,200
(c) Rs 4,60,800
(d) Rs 4,80,000
61. From the following details calculate the cash flow from operating activities:-
31.03.2019 31.03.2020
Creditors 1,15,000 1,30,000
Bills payable 90,000 70,000
Outstanding expenses 1,00,000 1,25,000
Provision for tax 1,80,000 1,40,000
Bills receivable 1,02,000 1,10,000
Sundry debtors 3,75,000 3,55,000
Stock 1,30,000 1,60,000
Net profit before working capital changes is Rs 5,39,000. What is cash flow form
operations=?
(a) Rs 5,41,000
(b) Rs 3,61,000
(c) Rs 3,41,000
(d) Rs 3,99,000
62. From the following details calculate the cash generated from operations
Net profit before working capital changes 5050 lakhs
Net increase in current assets 3255 lakhs
Net increase in current liabilities 950 lakhs
63. From the following details calculate the cash generated from operations.
Net profit before working capital changes is Rs 3051 lakhs
Net increase in current assets is Rs 3205 lakhs, while there is a net increase in current
liabilities by 9 lakhs
(a) + Rs 6247 lakhs
(b) + Rs 6256 lakhs
(c) - Rs 145 lakhs
(d) - Rs 6265 lakhs
(a) Rs 607000
(b) Rs 29,000
(c) Rs 571000
(d) Rs 65000
(a) Rs 2,05,000
(b) Rs 85,000
(c) Rs 1,30,000
(d) Rs 65,000
(a) Rs 40,60,000
(b) Rs 45,98,400
(c) Rs 40,03,200
(d) Rs 43,00,800
(a) Rs 41,02,500
(b) Rs 42,05,000
(c) Rs 40,32,000
(d) Rs 40,50,000
68. From the following details calculate the cash paid to suppliers and employees as
per direct method of cash flow statement.
(a) 32,56,320
(b) 37,70,800
(c) 33,84,320
(d) 36,42,880
69. From the following details find out the cash & cash equivalents at the end.
At the end of the year it was noted that there is foreign exchange loss of Rs 1600
in value of short term investment.
(a) 1,64,000
(b) 1,62,400
(c) 1,65,600
(d) 4,06,600
70. From the following data, find out the value of building sold during the year
Particulars 31.03.2018 31.03.2019
Land & Building 20,00,000 17,00,000
Capital reserve NIL 2,00,000
A piece of land has been sold during the year and profit on sale has been credited to
capital reserve. Depreciation charged on building during the year is Rs 50,000; no
additions have been made under this head during the year.
(a) Rs 3,00,000
(b) Rs 5,00,000
(c) Rs 4,00,000
(d) Rs 4,50,000
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