Fundamental Concepts and Tools of Business Finance Flashcards

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May be defined as the study of the acquisition and investment of cash for enhancing value and wealth.

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Finance

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deals with the revenue and expenditure patterns of the government

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Public Finance

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deals with the revenue and expenditure patterns of the government, individual and businesses

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Private Finance

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Is concerned with the fundamentals of managing one’s own personal money affairs.

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Personal Finance

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Includes private undertakings such as charity, religion, and some private educational institutions.

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Finance of non-profit organization

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It refers to the provision of money for commercial use.

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Business Finance

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The Goals of Business Finance

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  1. Maximizing profit
  2. maximizing profitability
  3. maximizing profit subject to cash constraint
  4. maximizing net present worth
  5. seeking an optimum position along a risk- return frontier.
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Concerned with Business Finance

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Small Business Finance
Corporation Finance
Multinational Finance

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2 type of Finance

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Public Finance
Private Finance

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Means realizing the highest possible peso or dollar income.

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Maximizing Profit

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This concept indicates that money increases in value with the passing of time .

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Time value of money

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Can set a goal of achieving the best possible combination of risk and return.

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Firm

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Are those that present financial information to various interested parties.

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Financial Statement

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Is the statement produced periodically , normally at the end of a financial year, showing an organization’s assets, liabilities, and the interest of the owners.

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The balance sheet

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The assets section of the balance sheet shows everything that the firm owns and which has the monetary value.

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Assets

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Type of Assets

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Current Assets
Trade Investment
Fixed Assets
Intangible Assets

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These are composed of cash, bank deposits, and other items readily convertible into cash like accounts receivable, stocks and work-in-process, and marketable securities;

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Current Assets

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These are composed of investments in subsidiary or associated companies;

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Trade Investment

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These items show the firms ownership of property like land, buildings, plan and machinery, equipment, vehicles, furniture and fixtures, all valued at cost less depreciation written off;

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Fixed Assets

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These items present goodwill, patents, copyright which are attributed to the firm.

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Intangible Assets

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It shows the profile of the debts of the company. They are classified into several items:

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Liabilities

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These are usually composed of debts payable within a few days, weeks , or months, like those incurred in the purchase of raw materials and stocks.

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Account Payable

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These are debts evidenced by promissory notes and oftentimes backed up by collateral.

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Loans and Notes Payable

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Sometimes, customers are required to make down payments before orders are processed.

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Advances from Customers

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These represent obligations, which have been incurred but not yet paid.

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Accrued Expenses

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This comprises borrowings and other sources of funds. This item also represents long-term debts and is usually secured by land, buildings , or equipment.

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Mortgage Payable

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When a large amount of long –term debt is sought by the firm from a large number of creditors, bonds are usually issued.

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Bonds Payable

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Awareness of the environment where the business operates provides a better perspective to the one making decisions relating to the finance function.

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Financial Markets

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It refers to lending by ultimate borrowers with no intermediary.

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Direct Finance

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refers to the selling of securities by private negotiation directly to insurance companies, commercial banks, pension funds, large –scale corporate investors, and wealthy individual investors.

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Private Placement

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is one who acts an intermediary between buyers and sellers but does not take tile to the securities traded.

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Broker

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is one who is in the security business acting as a principal rather than an agent. The dealer buys for his account a

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Dealer

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refers to lending by an ultimate lender to a financial intermediary that then relends to ultimate borrowers.

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Indirect Finance

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Classification of Financial Markets

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  1. Primary market
  2. secondary market
  3. money market
  4. capital market
  5. bond market
  6. stock market
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Four P’s

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Product
Price
Promotion
Place

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Four C’s

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Customer Solution
Consumer Cost
Communication
Convenience

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The Celling Concept

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FACTORY - EXISTING PRODUCTS - SELLING AND PROMOTION - PROFITS THROUGH SALES VOLUME

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The Marketing Concept

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MARKET - CUSTOMER NEEDS - INTEGRATED MARKETING - PROFITS THROUGH CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

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The analysis, planning, implementation, and control of programs designed to create, build, and maintain beneficial exchanges with target buyers for the purpose of achieving organization objectives.

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Marketing Management

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describe basic human requirements.

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Needs

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are shaped by one’s society.

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Wants

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are wants for specific products backed by ability to pay.
examples

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Demands

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is a trade between two parties that involves at least two things of value, agreed-upon conditions a time of agreement, and a place of agreement.

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Transaction

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is the act of obtaining a desired object from someone by offering something in return.

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Exchange

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The process of creating, maintaining, and enhancing strong, value-laden relationships with customers and other stakeholders.

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Relationship Marketing

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Anything that can be offered to a market for attention, acquisition, use or consumption that might satisfying a want or need. It includes physical objectives, services, persons, places, organizations and ideas.

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Product

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any activity or benefit that one party can offer to another that is essentially intangible and does not result in the ownership of anything.

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Service

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Marketing Philosophies

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The production concept
The product concept
The selling concept
The marketing concept
The societal marketing concept

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Consumers prefer products that are
widely available and inexpensive

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Production Concept

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Consumers favor products that
offer the most quality, performance,
or innovative features

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Product Concept

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Consumers will buy products only if
the company aggressively
promotes/sells these products

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Selling Concept

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Focuses on needs/ wants of target
markets & delivering value better than competitors

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Marketing Concept