
ACCOUNTING 202
CHAPTER 14
TRUE-FALSE STATEMENTS
1. The statement of cash flows is a not a required statement, but may be prepared to supplement the
income statement, balance sheet, and retained earnings statement.
2. For external reporting, a company must prepare either an income statement or a statement of
cash flows, but not both.
3. A primary objective of the statement of cash flows is to show the income or loss on investing and
financing transactions.
4. A statement of cash flows indicates the sources and uses of cash during a period.
5. In preparing a statement of cash flows, cash equivalents are subtracted from cash in order to compute
the net change in cash during a period.
6. Cash equivalents are highly-liquid investments that have maturities of less than three months.
7. The use of cash to purchase highly liquid short-term investments (cash equivalents) would be reported
on the statement of cash flows as an investing activity.
8. In preparing a statement of cash flows, the issuance of debt as a cash inflow in the financing section.
9. Non-cash investing and financing activities must be reported in the body of a statement of cash flows.
10. The statement of cash flows classifies cash receipts and payments as operating, non-operating,
financial, and extraordinary activities.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
11. The statement of cash flows
a. reports the changes in stockholders’ equity for the year.
b. reports the financial position of the company.
c. is another name for the income statement.
d. summarizes the operating, financing, and investing activities of an entity.
12. The primary purpose of the statement of cash flows is to
a. provide information about the investing and financing activities during a period.
b. prove that revenues exceed expenses if there is a net income.
c. provide information about the cash receipts and cash payments during a period.
d. facilitate banking relationships.
13. If a company reports a net loss, it
a. may still have a net increase in cash.
b. will not be able to pay cash dividends.
c. will not be able to get a loan.
d. will not be able to make capital expenditures.
14. The order of presentation of activities on the statement of cash flows is
a. operating, investing, and financing.
b. operating, financing, and investing.
c. financing, operating, and investing.
d. financing, investing, and operating.
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