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The strategic financial plans are planned long-term financial actions and the anticipated financial impact of those actions.
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If the net cash flow is less than the minimum cash balance, financing is required
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Cash planning involves the preparation of the firm's income statement
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A positive external funds requirement would indicate that the firm's financing is in excess of its needs and that funds would therefore be available for repaying debt, repurchasing stock, or increasing the dividend to stockholders.
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The sales forecast, cash budget, and pro forma financial statements are the key outputs of the short-run (operating) financial plan
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The excess cash balance is the amount available for investment by the firm if the desired minimum cash balance is less than the period's ending cash.
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The "plug" figure that is used as a balancing account in the pro forma balance sheet is retained earnings
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The pro forma statements provide the financial manager with the amount of external financing required to support a given level of sales as well as a basis for analyzing in advance the level of profitability and overall financial performance of the firm in the coming year
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The cash budget gives the financial manager a clear view of the timing of the firm's expected profitability over a given period
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A firm's net cash flow is the mathematical difference between the firm's beginning cash and its cash disbursements in each period
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The financial planning process begins with short-run plans and budgets that in turn guide the formulation of long-run financial plans
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A typical sales forecast, though concerned with future events, will usually be based on recent historical trends and events as well as on forecasts of economic prospects
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Pro forma financial statements are used primarily to assess a firm's historical performance
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Any firm with a positive growth rate in sales will require some amount of external funding, assuming all existing ratios are to be maintained
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An increase in the firm's inventory balance will normally require additional financing, unless the increase is matched by an equally large decrease in some other assets account
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The financial planning process begins with __________ financial plans that in turn guide the formation of __________ plans and budgets
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long-run; operating
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strategic; operating
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short-run; long-run
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long-run; short-run
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The key aspects of the financial planning process are:
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investment planning and profit planning
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cash planning and financing
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cash planning and investment planning
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cash planning and profit planning
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Pro form statements are used for:
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profit planning
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credit analysis
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cash budgeting
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all of the above
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Which of the following would be the lease likely to utilize pro forma financial statements or a cash budget?
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top management
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middle management
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investors
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lenders
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The __________ is a financial projection of the firm's short-term cash surpluses or shortages
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__________ forecast is based on the relationships between the firm's sales and certain economic indicatiors
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A sales
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An internail
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A pro forma
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An external
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Key inputs to short-term financial planning are:
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Of the following, generally, the easiest to estimate are:
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cash sales
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cash disburesments
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cash receipts
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short-term borrowings
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The percent-of-sales method of preparing the pro forma income statement assumes that all costs are:
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fixed
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independent
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constant
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variable
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___________ generally reflects the anticipated financial impact of long-term actions
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an operating financial plan
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a strategic financial plan
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a pro forma income statement
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a cash budget
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The primary purpose in preparing a budget is:
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for profit planning
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for risk analysis
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to estimate sales
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for cash planning
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All of the following accounts are used in the preparation of the cash budget, EXCEPT:
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cash receipts
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depreciation
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cash disbursements
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excess cash
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Holding other things constant, the additional funds required for financing the firm's operations would be reduced with an increase in the firm's
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dividend ration payout
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profit margin
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capital intensity ration
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tax rate