Startup Financial Statements and Projections Quiz

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What does the income statement measure?

  • Debt burden of the company
  • Financial performance of the business (correct)
  • Company's assets and liabilities
  • Cash and other convertible assets

What is reflected in the operating expenses of a company?

  • Money owed to the company
  • Debt burden of the company
  • Expenses incurred to generate income (correct)
  • Cash and other convertible assets

What does the balance sheet show?

  • Debt burden of the company
  • What the company owes and owns (correct)
  • Expenses incurred to generate income
  • Financial performance of the business

What are current assets in a balance sheet?

<p>Cash and other assets that can be converted to cash (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is included in fixed assets on a balance sheet?

<p>Property, plant, and equipment (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the operating profit represent in the income statement?

<p>Amount left over from revenue once all costs and expenses are subtracted (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the extent of the company’s debt burden reflected as in the income statement?

<p>Interest expense (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is goodwill in the context of a balance sheet?

<p>Price paid for an asset (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Cash Flow Statement detail?

<p>Inflows and outflows of cash (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of these is a current liability on a balance sheet?

<p>Accounts payable (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Cash Conversion Cycle measure?

<p>Number of days cash is tied up (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does DSO stand for in the context of the Cash Conversion Cycle?

<p>Days Sales Outstanding (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a Pro Forma Financial Statement?

<p>To forecast future financial performance (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Bottoms Up or Build Up Method used for?

<p>To forecast sales (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of conducting sensitivity analysis?

<p>To address critical assumptions and their effects (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key consideration when conducting a reasonableness test?

<p>Accounting for seasonal changes in demand (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to understand the drivers of financial statements?

<p>To determine the difference between success and failure (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Cash Conversion Cycle measure?

<p>Number of days cash is tied up (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a Pro Forma Financial Statement?

<p>To forecast future financial performance (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Bottoms Up or Build Up Method used for?

<p>To forecast sales (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the income statement primarily measure?

<p>Financial health and performance of the business (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the balance sheet primarily show?

<p>What the company owes and owns (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do current assets on a balance sheet include?

<p>Money owed to the company (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of startup projections based on reasonable assumptions?

<p>To plan resource acquisition (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the operating profit represent in the income statement?

<p>Amount left over from revenue once all costs and expenses are subtracted (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is reflected in the operating expenses of a company?

<p>What company spends to generate income (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the extent of the company’s debt burden reflected as in the income statement?

<p>Reflects the company’s debt burden (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are fixed assets on a balance sheet primarily composed of?

<p>Property, plant, and equipment (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the income statement?

<p>To measure financial performance of the business (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'goodwill' represent in the context of a balance sheet?

<p>Value of patents and intangible assets (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of understanding financial statements for entrepreneurs?

<p>To measure financial performance (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of reflecting depreciation and amortization in the income statement?

<p>To reflect long-term asset replacement needs (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Cash Flow Statement?

<p>To detail the inflows and outflows of cash, similar to a bank account (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Cash Conversion Cycle measure?

<p>The number of days cash is tied up in the company (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a Pro Forma Financial Statement?

<p>To forecast future financial performance based on assumptions and projections (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does DPO stand for in the context of the Cash Conversion Cycle?

<p>Days Payables Outstanding (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key consideration when conducting a reasonableness test?

<p>Accounting for seasonal changes in demand (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are current liabilities in a balance sheet?

<p>Bills that must be paid soon (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the income statement measure?

<p>The company's profitability over a period of time (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is included in fixed assets on a balance sheet?

<p>Property, plant, and equipment (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Bottoms Up or Build Up Method used for?

<p>To forecast sales by estimating revenue and building up costs (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of conducting sensitivity analysis?

<p>To address critical assumptions and assess the impact on financial outcomes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the balance sheet show?

<p>The company's assets, liabilities, and shareholder equity at a specific point in time (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the operating profit represent in the income statement?

<p>The profit from the company's core business operations (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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