Cash Is King for all businesses

You can determine a companys cash situation by analyzing the cash flow statement. The cash flow statement also helps determine whether the company (1) is generating enough cash from its operations to make new investments and pay dividends or (2) will need to generate cash by issuing new debt or selling its assets.

If a firm has a lot of net cash flow, does that mean the firms balance sheet cash account must be high?

Yes

No

Three categories of activities (operating, investing, and financing) generate or use the cash flow in a company. In the following table, identify which type of activity is described by each statement.

	Operating Activity	Investing Activity	Financing Activity
The Yum chain of restaurants conducts an initial public offering to raise funds for expansion.
Fitzi Chemical Co. earns revenue from its cash receipts from royalties.
A company records a decrease in its total raw materials inventory from the previous year.
A pharmaceutical company buys marketing rights to sell a drug exclusively in East Asian markets.

Globo-Chem Co. reported net sales of $600 million last year and generated a net income of $132.00 million. Last years accounts receivable increased by $17 million. What is the maximum amount of cash that Globo-Chem Co. received from sales last year?

$149.00 million

$437.25 million

$583.00 million

$291.50 million