Analyzing Cash Flow Statement Patterns

About This Quiz & Worksheet

In this quiz, we've included a collection of multiple-choice questions designed to test your knowledge of analyzing the patterns in cash flow statements. Some of the subjects covered here include what the description of cash included in financial activities suggests and the portion of a cash flow statement that represents the main source of a company's cash.

Quiz & Worksheet Goals

Our quiz gives you a chance to test yourself on:

• What collections from customers would be classified as on a cash flow statement
• The category in which cash would be used if a company were acquiring long-term assets due to an expansion
• What the description of cash provided by financial activities suggests
• The component of a cash flow statement that represents the main source of a company's cash
• What financing activities are

Skills Practiced

• Reading comprehension - ensure that you draw the most important information from the related lesson about the analysis of patterns in cash flow statements
• Knowledge application - use your knowledge to answer questions about the classification of collections from customers on a cash flow statement
• Interpreting information - verify that you can read information regarding financing activities and interpret it correctly

Additional Learning

If you'd like to study this subject in greater detail, our lesson called Analyzing Cash Flow Statement Patterns is a helpful way to do so. After reviewing this lesson, you should be ready to:

• Explain what a balance sheet shows
• Differentiate between assets and liabilities
• Identify a situation represented on the cash flow statement that may indicate a company is stockpiling cash for a potential acquisition