Managing finance Flashcards

1
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How do you calculate gross profit?

A

Revenue - Cost of sales

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2
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How do you calculate operating profit?

A

Gross Profit - Operating expenses (indirect costs)

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3
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How do you calculate net profit?

A

Operating profit - Interest (and exceptional costs)

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4
Q

What does the statement of comprehensive income show?

A
  • Gross Profit
  • Operating Profit
  • Net profit
  • Net profit after tax
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5
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How do you calculate gross profit margin?

A

Gross profit
—————— x 100
revenue

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6
Q

How do you calculate operating profit margin?

A

Operating profit
————————– x 100
revenue

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7
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How do you calculate net profit margin?

A

Net profit before tax
——————————- x 100
revenue

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8
Q

How can you improve profitability of a business?

A
  • Lower costs
  • Raise prices
  • Using existing resources more efficiently
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9
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What does the statement of financial position show?

A
  • Non-current assets
  • Current assets
  • Current liabilities
  • Non- current liabilities
  • Net assets
  • Total equity
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10
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What is liquidity?

A

the ease at which assets can be converted into cash

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11
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How might a business measure liquidity?

A

Current ratio or acid test ratio

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12
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How do you calculate current ratio?

A

current liabilities

sufficiently liquid between; 1.5:1 and 2:1
below 1.5:1 means doesn’t have enough working capital
above 2:1 means too much money tied up unproductively

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13
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How do you calculate acid test ratio?

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current liabilities

less than 1:1 means its current assets - stocks don’t cover liabilities

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14
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How might a business manage to operate with low liquidity ratios?

A

If most of its sales generate cash

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15
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What is working capital and how do you calculate it?

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The amount needed to pay for day-to-day trading of a business.
Working capital = current assets - current liabilities

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16
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How might a business manage working capital?

A
  • Size of business (larger the business = larger the amount of working capital there is)
  • Stock levels (different industries : different stock levels)
  • Debtors and creditors (time between buying stock financed by trade credit and selling finished products)
17
Q

How can a business improve its liquidity?

A
  • use overdraft facilities
  • Negotiate additional short-term and long-term loans
  • Encourage cash sales and sell of stocks
  • Sale and leaseback
  • Introduce fresh capital
18
Q

What are the internal causes of business failure?

A
  • lack of planning
  • cash flow problems (over borrowing, poor financial management, investing too much into fixed assets - drains resources)
  • lack of funds
  • relying on a narrow customer base
  • failure to innovate
  • poor leadership
  • marketing problems
19
Q

What are the external causes of business failure?

A
  • Competition
  • Changes in legislation
  • Changes in taste
  • Economic conditions
  • Changes in market prices
20
Q

What are the financial factors that may cause a business to fail?

A
  • Bankrupt
  • Insolvent (cease trading of their own accord)
  • SHORTAGE OF CASH
21
Q

What are the non-financial factors that may cause a business to fail?

A
  • Lack of planning
  • inability to compete effectively
  • failure to meet customer needs
  • reluctance to change
  • adverse economic conditions