NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
UNIVERSITY VILLAGE, PLOT 91, CASDASTRAL ZONE, NNAMDI AZIKIWE EXPRESS WAY, JABI, ABUJA.
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
OCTOBER 2013 EXAMINATION
Course code: ENT 415
Credit unit: 2
Course title: ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Time allowed: 2 hrs
Instruction: Attempt Question 1 and any two questions of your choice
Present your answer legibly and logically using relevant examples.
- The income statement for the year ended 31st December,2012 showed that a trading stores made a profit of N18,000,000. The bank balance had reduced from N10,000,000 at the beginning of the year to N3,000,000 at the 31st December,2012. By this adverse situation, the entrepreneur requested you as the Financial Analyst to prepare a cash flow statement of the enterprise and give an explanation of the reduction in the cash balance and advise appropriately. The analysis of cash receipts and payments in the year is summarised as cash movement thus:
- Cash receipts:
N’000 N’000
Cash receipts from sales and debtors 145,000