Cash Flow Forecasting
Business · Year 11 · Financial Management · 2.º Período

Cash Flow Forecasting

This topic introduces cash flow forecasts and their importance for business survival. Students will learn to interpret and construct simple cash flow statements.

National Curriculum Attainment TargetsGCSE Business (9-1) AQA 3.5.2GCSE Business (9-1) OCR 5.2

About This Topic

This topic introduces cash flow forecasts and their importance for business survival. Students will learn to interpret and construct simple cash flow statements.

Key Questions

  1. What is the difference between cash and profit?
  2. Why do businesses create cash flow forecasts?
  3. How can a business improve a negative cash flow?

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