5.1 Flashcards
Finance
Amount of money a business needs to buy assests and pay expenses.
Business activities finance is needed for (4)
- Start-up Capital - to start
- Capital for expansion - purchasing fixed asses, investing in product dev
- Additional working capital
- Research and Development
Cash
Physical movement of money within a business
Profit
Surplus after al total costs have been deducted from sales revenue.
Administration
When administrations’’ manage a business that is unable to pay its debts with the intention of selling it and trying to find a buyer for it
Bankruptcy
Legal procedure of liquidating a business which cannot fully pay its debts out of its current assests
Liquidation
When a business ceases trading and its assets are sold for cash to pay suppliers and other creditors
Working capital
Amount of coaptial used to meed the day to day expense of a business such as fuel, bill, raw material etc.
Consequences of failure of working capital (3)
- Illiquid business
- Too much capital in inventories and idle cash
- Cash flow are sufficient to deal with anticipated working capital BUT too much working capital - Opportunity cost
Ways to manage working capital