The finance department should consider which of the following factors when developing sales projections to create pro formas

The key initial element in developing all pro forma statements is

In calculating gross profits, a firm utilizing FIFO inventory accounting would assume that

In a cash budget, the cumulative cash balance is equal to

Pro forma income statements and balance sheets refer to projected financial statements.

Sales projections and the ability to accurately predict the future have a large impact on cash flow expectations.

Profit is generally adequate to finance significant growth.

Compared to a firm operating at 100% of capacity, firms that are operating at less than full capacity will require greater new external funds when sales increase.

Financial forecasting is used to develop the exact future outcome, otherwise it is useless to a company.

The longer the financial forecast (i.e. 5 to 10 years), the better for the company.