Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Accountancy Part B

Chapter

Cash Flow Statement

Question:

Statement of cash flows includes:

Options:

Cash Flow from Operating Activities

Cash Flow from Investing Activities

Cash Flow from Financing Activities

All of the above

Correct Answer:

All of the above

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 4- All of the above.

A cash flow statement provides information about the historical changes in cash and cash equivalents of an enterprise by classifying cash flows into operating, investing and financing activities. It requires that an enterprise should prepare a cash flow statement and should present it for each accounting period for which financial statements are presented.

Cash from Operating Activities- Operating activities are the activities that constitute the primary or main activities of an enterprise. For example, for a company manufacturing garments, operating activities are procurement of raw material, incurrence of manufacturing expenses, sale of garments, etc. These are the principal revenue generating activities (or the main activities).

Cash from Investing Activities- As per AS-3, investing activities are the acquisition and disposal of long-term assets and other investments not included in cash equivalents. Investing activities relate to purchase and sale of long-term assets or fixed assets such as machinery, furniture, land and building, etc. Transactions related to long term investment are also investing activities.

Cash from Financing Activities- Financing activities relate to long-term funds or capital of an enterprise, e.g., cash proceeds from issue of equity shares, debentures, raising long-term bank loans, repayment of bank loan, etc. As per AS-3, financing activities are activities that result in changes in the size and composition of the owners’ capital (including preference share capital in case of a company) and borrowings of the enterprise.