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The management of ABC Corporation is analyzing the financial statements of XYZ Corporation because ABC is strongly considering purchasing a block of

<p><em><strong>XYZ ordinary shares that would give ABC significant influence over XYZ. Which financial statement should ABC primarily use to assess the amounts, timing, and certainty of future cash flows of XYZ Company? </strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>A. Income statement. </strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>B. Statement of changes in equity. </strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>C. Statement of cash flows.</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>D. Statement of financial position.</strong></em></p>

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Date de publication: 2015/01/14
Usmans Shahid
par Usmans Shahid , Budget Control Team Lead , Telenor

We would be requiring more information. Projected accounts are much more relevant here.

However, Current Ratio, Quick Ratio are appropriate. Future cash flows must be analyzed using Cash Flow Statement it involves everything, CFO (Cash Flow from Operations), CFI (Cash Flow from Investing), CFF (Cash Flow from Financing).

Utilisateur supprimé
par Utilisateur supprimé

Answer C is correct in this case . Statement of cash flows

Ezzidin Ibrahim
par Ezzidin Ibrahim , Financial Controller , Karim Food Industries

B. Statement of changes in equity.

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par Utilisateur supprimé

The statement of financial position; however the income statement would be used to calculate sustainable earnings, so the non cash items are added back, eg. depreciation, related party interest; the extraordinary activities will be added back, and all the IFRS adjustments added back.

Faisal Khan
par Faisal Khan , Audit Manager , Asad Rasul & Company Chartered Accountant

statement of financial position