Ag Decision Maker Activity
Cash Flow Budgeting
Files C3-14 and C3-15
Name ________________________
Answer the following questions using the information found in Files C3-14 and C315.
1. The statement of cash flows is a good indicator of:
a. profitability
b. liquidity
c. solvency
2. The statement of cash flows summarizes:
a. expected cash inflows and outflows for the past year
b. actual cash inflows and outflows for the past year
3. Which part of the statement of cash flows is also found in the net income
statement?
a. cash income and expenses
b. new loans received and principal payments made
c. purchases and sales of capital assets
d. nonfarm income and expenditures
4. A primary purpose of a cash flow budget is:
a. to project how large a credit line is needed for the coming year
b. to estimate total costs of production per unit of crops or livestock
c. to minimize income taxes
d. to project the farm’s net income for the coming year
5. A cash flow budget is least useful for estimating:
a. when and how much money will need to be borrowed during the coming
year
b. whether or not a farm business will be profitable in the coming year
c. how much cash will be available at the end of each month
d. when stored grain will need to be sold to raise cash
6. Which of the following would never appear in a farm cash flow budget?
a. payment to be made on an operating line of credit
b. opportunity cost of the family’s own labor
c. wages to be paid to hired labor
d. cost of purchasing a new planter
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Cash Flow Budgeting
Files C3-14 and C3-15
7. If the projected net cash flow for the entire year is positive, but the net cash
flow for one or more periods with in the year is projected to be negative, a
possible adjustment to the cash flow budget would be:
a. Change the date of a major loan payment to a different month
b. Plan to sell old grain crop grain earlier in the year
c. Borrow more operating capital in the spring and repay it in the fall
d. All of the above
8.
A farm business that is profitable over the long run will always have plenty of
funds to meet cash obligations.
a. True
b. False
9.
Cash flow problems can result from all of the following except:
a. Purchasing new buildings, land, or equipment
b. Expanding a livestock enterprise
c. Paying off loans over too long a period
d. Financing high nonfarm expenses from farm income
10. If the projected net cash flow for the entire year is negative, a possible
adjustment to the cash flow budget would be:
a. Change the date of a major loan payment to a different month
b. Plan to sell old grain crop grain earlier in the year
c. Postpone new capital investments until a future year
d. Borrow more operating capital in the spring and repay it in the fall
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