Unit – 3

Cash flow
1. Cash flow statement is prepared for financial planning of
a) Long range
b) Medium range
c) Short range
d) Very Long range

2. Which of the following is not source of cash?

a) Issue of shares
a) Purchase of Machinery
b) Sale of Asset
c) Dividend received

3. Cash from operating activities consists of:

a) Operating Profit
b) Decrease/Increase in Current Assets
c) Decrease/Increase in Current Assets
d) All of the Above

4. The statement of cash flows clarifies cash flows according to

a) Operating and non-operating flows
b) Investing and non-operating flows
c) Inflows and outflows
d) Operating, investing and financing activities

5. An Example of cash flow from financing activity is:

a) Payment of dividend
b) Receipt of dividend on investment
c) Cash received from customer
d) Purchase of fixed asset

6. If a machine whose original cost is ₹40,000 having accumulated depreciation

₹12,000, were sold for ₹34,000 then while preparing Cash Flow Statement its
effect on cash flow will be:
a) Cash flow from financing activities ₹34,000
b) Cash flow from financing activities ₹6,000
c) Cash flow from investing activities ₹34,000
d) Cash flow from investing activities ₹6,000

7. How will you treat payment of dividend in a Cash flow statement?

a) Cash Flow from Operating Activities
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c) Cash Flow from Financing Activities
d) Cash Equivalent

8. Mention the net amount of ‘Source’ or ‘Use’ of cash when a fixed asset having
book value of ₹15,000 is sold at a loss of ₹5,000.
a) Use ₹5,000
b) Source ₹10,000
c) Use ₹15,000
d) Source ₹15,000

9. How will you classify loans given by Tata Finance Company?

a) Cash Flow from Operating Activities
b) Cash Flow from Investing Activities
c) Cash Flow from Financing Activities
d) No Cash Flow

10. Which of the following item is not considered as Cash Equivalents?

a) Short term Deposits in Bank
b) Commercial Papers
c) Treasury Bills
d) Investment

11. A feasibility study shows that a fixed capital investment of Rs.10,000,000 is

required for a proposed construction firm and an estimated working capital
of Rs.2,000,000. Annual depreciation is estimated to be10% of the fixed
capital investment. Determine the rate of return on the total investment if the
annual profit is Rs.3,500,000.
a) 28.33 %
b) 29.17 %
c) 30.12 %
d) 30.78 %

12. A loan of Rs.5,000 is made for a period of 15 months, at a simple interest rate
of 15%, what future amount is due at the end of the loan period?
a) 5,937.50
b) 5,873.20
c) 5,712.40
d) 5,690.12

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13. A man invested Rs.110,000 for 31 days. The net interest after deducting 20%
withholding tax is Rs.890.36. Find the rate of return annually.
a) 11.50 %
b) 11.75 %
c) 11.95 %
d) 12.32 %

14. The exact simple interest of P5,000 invested from June 21, 1995 to December
25, 1995 is P100. What is the rate of interest?
a) 3.90 %
b) 3.92 %
c) 3.95 %
d) 3.98 %

15. What is the ordinary interest on Rs.1,500.50 for 182 days at 5.2%?
a) Rs.39.01
b) Rs.39.82
c) Rs.39.45
d) Rs.39.99

16. What is the present worth of a Rs.500 annuity starting at the end of the third
year and continuing to the end of the fourth year, if the annual interest rate
is 10 %?
a) Rs. 727.17
b) Rs. 717.17
c) Rs. 714.71
d) Rs. 731.17

17. A man loans Rs. 87,400 from a bank with interest at 5% compounded
annually. He agrees to pay his obligations by paying 8 equal annual
payments, the first being due at the end of 10 years. Find the annual
payments.
a) Rs. 43,600.10
b) Rs. 43,489.47
c) Rs. 43,263.91
d) Rs. 43,763.20

18. The alternatives which are standalone solutions for given situations in
engineering involve:
a) a purchase cost (first cost)
b) the anticipated life of the asset

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cost)
d) the anticipated resaleable value (salvage value) and the interest return (rate of
return)
e) All of these

19. Refer to the cash flow diagram of uniform gradient in a cash flow (in the given
figure), the gradient is

a) Rs.10000 per year

b) Rs.15000 per year
c) Rs.20000 per year
d) Rs.25000 per year

20. In the cash-flow diagram shown in the given figure

a) Equal deposits of Rs 3000 per year (A) are made, starting now
b) The rate of interest is 10% per year account
c) The amount accumulated after the seventh deposit is to be computed
d) All of these

21. If ‘a’ is the base amount expenditure, ‘b’ is the increase in the operation cost
each year over a period of ‘n’ years, the total cost of maintenance is
a) a + (n + 1) b
b) a + (n - 1) b
c) a x (n - 1) b

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22. If interest is paid more than once in a year, ‘𝒊’ is the rate of interest per
year, ‘n’ is the number of periods in years and ‘m’ is a number of periods per
years, compound amount factor (CAF) is:

𝒊 𝒏
a) (𝟏 + 𝒎)
𝑖 𝑚
b) (1 + )
𝑛
1⁄
𝑖 𝑚
c) (1 + )
𝑛
1⁄
𝑖 𝑛
d) (1 + 𝑚)

23. In a cash flow series:

a) uniform gradient signifies that an income or disbursement changes by the same
amount in each interest period.
b) Either an increase or a decrease in the amount of a cash flow is called the
gradient.
c) The gradient in the cash flow may be positive or negative.
d) All of these

24. If ‘S’ is the future capital accumulated in ‘n’ years at the rate of interest ‘𝒊’ per
annum, then present worth is
𝑺
a) (𝟏+𝒊)𝒏
b) 𝑆(1 + 𝑖)𝑛
1
c) 𝑆(1 + 𝑖) ⁄𝑛
d) None of these

25. In a cash-flow diagram

a) Time 0 is considered to be the present
b) Time 1 is considered to be the end of time period 1
c) A vertical arrow pointing up indicates a positive cash flow
d) An arrow pointing downward indicates a negative cash flow
e) All of these

26. The CRF (ep) is also known as: [CRF(EP) - 8% - 7], where
a) 8% is the rate of interest per year
b) money is borrowed for n = 7 years
c) both (a) and (b)
d) Neither (a) nor (b)

27. Annuities involve

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 a) a series of payments
b) all payments of equal amount
c) payment at equal time intervals
d) payments at the end of periods.
e) All of these

28. If you borrowed money from your friend with simple interest of 12%, find the
present worth of Rs.50,000 which is due at the end of 7months.
a) Rs.46,200
b) Rs.46,729
c) Rs.44,893
d) Rs.45,789

29. A machine has been purchased and installed at a total cost of Rs.18,000.00.
The machine will be retired at the end of 5 years, at which time it is expected
to have a scrap value of Rs.2,000.00 based on current prices. The machine
will then be replaced with an exact duplicate. The company plans to establish
a reserve fund to accumulate the capital needed to replace the machine. If
an average annual rate of inflation of 3% is anticipated, how much capital
must be accumulated?
a) Rs.15,030.00
b) Rs.12,382.00
c) Rs.18,548.39
d) Rs.15,386.00

30. A series of equal payments made at equal interval of time.

a) Annuity
b) Amortization
c) Depreciation
d) Bonds

31. The type of annuity where the first payment is made after several periods,
after the beginning of the payment.
a) Perpetuity
b) Ordinary annuity
c) Annuity due
d) Deferred annuity

32. The difference between the present value and the worth of money at some
time in the future is called
a) Market value

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 b) Net value
c) Discount
d) Interest

33. Find the present worth of a future payment of Rs.80,000 to be made in six
years with an interest of 12% compounded annually.
a) Rs.40,540.49
b) Rs.40,450.49
c) Rs.40,350.49
d) Rs.40,530.49

34. Find the present worth of a future payment of Rs.1,00,000 to be made in 10

years with an interest of 12% compounded quarterly.
a) Rs.30,555.68
b) Rs.30,656.86
c) Rs.30,556.86
d) Rs.30,655.68

35. Five years ago, you paid Rs.34,000 for a residential lot. Today you sell it at
Rs.50,000. What is your annual rate of appreciation?
a) 8.12%
b) 8.00%
c) 7.92%
d) 8.32%

36. Mr. Raman has Rs.13,760 in cash and he would like to invest it in business.
His estimates of the year-by-year receipts and disbursements for all
purposes are shown in the tabulation below:
Year Receipt Disbursement
0 0 −Rs.13,760
4 Rs.5,000 +Rs.1,000
5 Rs.6,200 +Rs.1,200
6 Rs.7,500 +Rs.1,500
7 Rs.8,800 +Rs.1,800
He estimates that his equipment will have a salvage value of Rs.2,000 at the end
of useful life. Find the rate of return of the prospective equipment.
a) 10.11%
b) 11.80%
c) 11.10%
d) 10.51%

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37. Find the annual payment to extinguish a debt of Rs.10,000 payable for 6 years
at 12% interest annually.
a) Rs.2,324.62
b) Rs.2,234.26
c) Rs.2,432.26
d) Rs.2,342.26

38. A factory operator bought a diesel generator set for Rs.10,000.00 and agreed
to pay the dealer uniform sum at the end of each year for 5 years at 8%
interest compounded annually, that the final payment will cancel the debt for
principal and interest. What is the annual payment?
a) Rs.2,500.57
b) Rs.2,544.45
c) Rs.2,540.56
d) Rs.2,504.57

39. A piece of machinery can be bought for Rs.10,000 cash or for Rs.2,000 down
and payments of Rs.750 per year for 15 years. What is the annual interest
rate for the time payments?
a) 4.61%
b) 4.71%
c) 4.41%
d) 4.51%

40. An investment of Rs.3,50,000 is made today and is equivalent to payments

of Rs.2,00,000 each year for 3 years. What is the annual rate of return on
investment for the project?
a) 32.7%
b) 33.8%
c) 33.2%
d) 33.6%

41. A small machine has an initial cost of Rs.20,000, a salvage value of Rs.2,000
and a life of 10 years. If your cost of operation per year is Rs.3,500 and your
revenues per year is Rs.9,000, what is the approximate rate of return (ROR)
on the investment?
a) 24.2%
b) 24.8%
c) 25.1%
d) 25.4%

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42. The formula for the present worth of the cash flow diagram is computed as
follows:

a) (P/A, 15%, 15)

b) (A/P, 15%, 15)
c) (F/A, 15%, 15)
d) (A/F, 15%, 15)

43. Investment proposals A and B have the net cash flows as follows:
End of Years (𝑖 = 18%)
Proposal
0 1 2 3 4
A (Rs.) −10,000 3,000 3,000 7,000 6,000
B (Rs.) −10,000 6,000 6,000 3,000 3,000

The present worth value of A is

a) 2052.10
b) 2025.10
c) 2520.10
d) 2250.10

44. From the data Q. No. 43, The present worth value of B is
a) 2667.40
b) 2766.40
c) 2776.40
d) 2767.40

45. A small business with an initial outlay of Rs. 12,000 yields Rs. 10,000 during
the first year of its operation and the yield increases by Rs. 1,000 from its
second year of operation up to its 10th year of operation. At the end of the
life of the business, the salvage value is zero. Find the present worth of the
business by assuming an interest rate of 18%, compounded annually.
a) 42793.56
b) 49273.36
c) 47293.36
d) 43729.46

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46. A man owns a corner plot. He must decide which of the several alternatives
to select in trying to obtain a desirable return on his investment. After much
study and calculation, he decides that the two best alternatives are as given
in the following table:

Build Build soft

(𝑖 = 12%)
gas station ice-cream stand
First cost (Rs.) 20,00,000 36,00,000
Annual property taxes (Rs.) 80,000 1,50,000
Annual income (Rs.) 8,00,000 9,80,000
Life of building (years) 20 20
Salvage value (Rs.) 0 0

The future worth value of Build gas station is computed as

a) Rs. 3,25,55,440
b) Rs. 3,28,85,440
c) Rs. 3,25,85,440
d) Rs. 3,52,85,440

47. From the data available in Q .no 46, The future worth value of Build soft ice
cream stand is computed as
a) Rs. 2,50,77,360
b) Rs. 2,50,47,560
c) Rs. 2,50,77,560
d) Rs. 2,50,57,560

48. A generalized cost-dominated cash flow diagram to demonstrate the annual

equivalent method of comparison is illustrated in Fig.

The formula for the above cash flow diagram is

a) PW(i) (P/A, i, n)
b) PW(i) (A/P, i, n)
c) PW(i) (A/F, i, n)
d) PW(i) (F/A, i, n)

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49. The data for the manufacturer of advance machining centre are listed below
Down payment, P = Rs. 5,00,000
Yearly equal installment, A = Rs. 2,00,000
n = 15 years
i = 20%, compounded annually
The cash flow diagram for manufacturer

The annual equivalent cost expression of the above cash flow diagram is
a) Rs. 3,09,650
b) Rs. 3,90,950
c) Rs. 3,06,950
d) Rs. 3,60,950

50. A company is trying to diversify its business in a new product line. The life
of the project is 10 years with no salvage value at the end of its life. The initial
outlay of the project is Rs. 20,00,000. The annual net profit is Rs. 3,50,000.
Find the rate of return for the new business.

a) 10.24%
b) 11.74%
c) 12.74%
d) 11.44%

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