The Statement of Cash Flows

question 141

Multiple Choice

The statement of cash flows

• A) is prepared instead of an income statement under IFRS.
• B) is used to assess an entity's ability to pay dividends and meet obligations.
• C) is prepared from comparative income statements.
• D) reflects earnings per share figures on a cash basis and on an accrual basis in the body of the statement.

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Definitions:

Separate Financial Statements

Statements presented by a parent or an investor with joint control of, or significant influence over, an investee, in which the investments are accounted for at cost in accordance with AASB 9 / IFRS 9.

Repurchased Shares

Shares bought back by the issuing company, reducing the amount of outstanding stock on the open market.

Weighted Average

A calculation that takes into account the varying degrees of importance of the numbers in a data set.

Weighted Average

A calculation that takes into account the varying degrees of importance of the numbers in a data set, assigning weights to each number before averaging.