Economics Flashcards
Capital Financing
it is more than just money
capital
refers to methods you use to raise money in launching your business.
Capital financing
types of capital
financial
human
natural capital.
are those supplied and used by the owners of an enterprise in the expectation that a profit will be earned.
Equity capital or ownership funds
are those supplied by others on which a fixed rate of interest must be paid and the debt must be repaid at a specific time.
Borrowed funds or capital
Types of Business Organizations
Individual Ownership
The Partnership
The Corporation
is the simplest form of business organization, wherein a person uses his or her own capital to establish a business and is the sole owner.
individual ownership or sole proprietorship
Advantages of the Individual Ownership
- It is easy to organize.
- The owner has full control of the enterprise.
- The owner is entitled to whatever benefits and profits that accrue from the business.
- It is easy to dissolve.
Disadvantages of the Individual Ownership
- The amount of equity capital which can be accumulated is limited.
- The organization ceases upon the death of the owner.
- It is difficult to obtain borrowed capital, owing to the uncertainty
- The liability of the owner for his debts is unlimited.
is an association of two or more persons for the purpose of engaging in a business for profit.
partnership
Advantages of the Partnership
- More capital may be obtained by the partners pooling their resources together.
- It is bound by few legal requirements as to its accounts, procedures, tax forms and other items of operation.
- Dissolution of the partnership may take place at any time by more agreement of partners.
- It provides an easy method whereby two or more persons of differing talents may enter into business, each carrying those burdens that he can best handle.
Disadvantages of the Partnership
- The amount of capital that can be accumulated is definitely
limited. - The life of the partnership is determined by the life of the
individual partners. When any partner dies, the partnership
automatically ends. - There may be serious disagreement among the individual
partners. - Each partners is liable for the debts of the partnership.
is a distinct legal entity, separate from the individuals who own it, and which can engage in almost any type of business transaction in which a real person could occupy himself or herself.
corporation
Advantages of the Corporation
- It enjoys perpetual life without regard to any change in the person of its owners, the stockholders.
- The stockholders of the corporation are not liable for the debts of the corporation.
- It is relatively easier to obtain large amount of money for expansion, due to its perpetual life.
- The ownership in the corporation is readily transferred.
- Authority is easily delegated by the hiring of managers.
Disadvantages of the Corporation
- The activities of a corporation are limited to those stated in its charter.
- It is relatively complicated in formation and administration.
- There is a greater degree of governmental control as compared to other types of business organizations.
is acquired through the sale of stock.
capital of a corporation
two principal types of capital stock:
common stock
preferred stock
represents ordinary ownership without special guarantees of return.
Common stock
have certain legal rights,
Common stockholders
Common stockholders have certain legal rights, among which are the following:
- Vote at stockholder’s meeting.
- Elect directors and delegates to them power to conduct the affairs of the business.
- Sell or dissolve the corporation.
- Make and amend the by laws of the corporation.
- Subject to government approval, amend, or change the charter or capital structure.
- Participate in the profits.
- Inspect the books of the corporation.
are guaranteed a define dividend on their stocks.
Preferred stock
usually have the right to vote in meetings, but not always.
Preferred
stockholders
a certificate of indebtness of a corporation usually for a period not less than ten years and guaranteed by a mortgage on certain assets of the corporation or its subsidiaries.
bond
are issued when there is need for more capital such as for expansion of the plant or the services rendered by the corporation.
bond
is the amount stated on the bond.
face or par value of a bond
the interest rate quoted on the
bond.
bond rate
Classification of Bonds
registered bonds
coupon bonds
The name of the owner of this bond is recorded on the record books of the corporation and interest payments are sent to the owner periodically without any action on his part.
registered bonds
have coupon attached to the bond for each interest payment that will come due during the life of the bond. The owner of the bond can collect the interest due by surrendering the coupon to the offices of the corporation or at specified banks.
coupon bonds
can collect the interest due by surrendering the coupon to the offices of the corporation or at specified banks.
owner of the bond
Methods of Bond Retirement
- The corporation may issue another set of bonds equal to the amount of bonds due for redemption.
- The corporation may set up a sinking fund into which periodic deposits of equal amount are made. The accumulated amount in the sinking fund is equal to the amount needed to retire the bonds at the time they are due.