Fundamental Concepts and Tools of Business Finance Flashcards
May be defined as the study of the acquisition and investment of cash for enhancing value and wealth.
Finance
deals with the revenue and expenditure patterns of the government
Public Finance
deals with the revenue and expenditure patterns of the government, individual and businesses
Private Finance
Is concerned with the fundamentals of managing one’s own personal money affairs.
Personal Finance
Includes private undertakings such as charity, religion, and some private educational institutions.
Finance of non-profit organization
It refers to the provision of money for commercial use.
Business Finance
The Goals of Business Finance
- Maximizing profit
- maximizing profitability
- maximizing profit subject to cash constraint
- maximizing net present worth
- seeking an optimum position along a risk- return frontier.
Concerned with Business Finance
Small Business Finance
Corporation Finance
Multinational Finance
2 type of Finance
Public Finance
Private Finance
Means realizing the highest possible peso or dollar income.
Maximizing Profit
This concept indicates that money increases in value with the passing of time .
Time value of money
Can set a goal of achieving the best possible combination of risk and return.
Firm
Are those that present financial information to various interested parties.
Financial Statement
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.
The balance sheet
The assets section of the balance sheet shows everything that the firm owns and which has the monetary value.
Assets
Type of Assets
Current Assets
Trade Investment
Fixed Assets
Intangible Assets
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;
Current Assets
These are composed of investments in subsidiary or associated companies;
Trade Investment
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;
Fixed Assets
These items present goodwill, patents, copyright which are attributed to the firm.
Intangible Assets