Question

Analyse the implications to Mr Flake’s business if: In May and June Mr Flake fell ill and he had to pay somebody else £1200 a month to run the business as well as himself? Answer: He received 6 more party bookings for September?

Answer 1

1. Paying somebody else and himself represent cash outflow.

2. Party bookings represents forecasted cash inflow.

Step-by-step explanation:

Remember, a cash flow shows where money is coming from into the accounts of a business and where money goes to from the accounts of the business. Inflows represent credit transactions into the business account, while the outflows represents debit transactions to external sources.

Thus, paying somebody else £1200 a month to run the business as well as himself (Mr Flake) both represents outflow of cash from his ice-cream business. But the 6 more party bookings for September represents cash inflows since he will be receiving a pay from the clients.