Cash Flow Forecast
What Cash Flow Forecast means in Business GCSE, as defined for AQA, Eduqas, OCR, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: AQA
Predicts cash inflows and outflows month by month, showing opening balance, net cash flow and closing balance.
A prediction of receipts and payments month by month that highlights periods of shortage or surplus.
Records the timing of money in and out, showing monthly inflows and outflows.
Tracks the timing of money in and out to manage liquidity.
A forward-looking statement predicting the cash inflows and outflows of a business over a period of time.
A forward-looking financial document that estimates the cash inflows and outflows of a business over a specific period, usually monthly.
Topics that use Cash Flow Forecast
- Analysing the financial performance of a business (AQA GCSE)
- Business planning (AQA GCSE)
- Cash flow (AQA GCSE)
- Finance (Eduqas GCSE)
- The interdependent nature of business (OCR GCSE)
- Business plans (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Business plan
- Cash Flow
- Fixed Costs
- Net cash flow
- Accuracy and limitations of forecasting
- Asset and liability classification
- Assets
- Average Rate of Return (ARR)
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