Question Time: Short Answer Question 1. Why might there be a deficit in the cash budget?
2. Why might businesses sell goods on credit? 3. Why might a business purchase goods on credit? 4. List two reasons why businesses should prepare a cash flow forecast.
5. Insert a tick () to indicate if the following examples are receipts (cash in) or payments (cash out).
Receipts
Creditors Debtors Grants Loans Sales
Purchases Borrowings
Loan repayments Overheads/expenses VAT refunds
6. Complete the following summary cash flow forecast and insert the relevant figures in the shaded grey areas.
January €
a. Total receipts b. Total payments
c. Net cash (A – B) d. Opening cash
e. Closing cash (C + D)
7. Complete the following summary cash flow forecast and insert the relevant figures in the shaded grey areas.