Net cash flow
What Net cash flow means in Business GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: AQA
Inflows minus outflows for that period, where positive means a surplus and negative a deficit.
Calculated by subtracting total cash outflows from total cash inflows.
Total inflows minus total outflows for that month.
The difference between total cash inflows and total cash outflows over a specific period.
Total cash inflows minus total cash outflows for a specific period.
Topics that use Net cash flow
- Business planning (AQA GCSE)
- Cash flow (AQA GCSE)
- Human resources (AQA GCSE)
- Cash and cash flow (OCR GCSE)
- Cash and cash-flow (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Cash
- Insolvency
- Opening balance
- Cash Flow
- Cash Flow Forecast
- Closing balance
- Accuracy and limitations of forecasting
- Average Rate of Return (ARR)
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