Which financial statement specifically shows how cash moved into and out of the business during a period?
Explanation
The cash flow statement reports money in and money out across operating, investing and financing activities, which is why a profitable contractor's shortage of cash shows up there and nowhere else. The balance sheet gives position at one date and shows the cash balance without explaining how it moved. The income statement measures revenue and expense earned and incurred, which is not the same as received and paid. And a job cost estimate is a pre-construction working document, not a financial statement at all.
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