Bundle: Contemporary Financial Management, 14th + MindTap Finance, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card
Bundle: Contemporary Financial Management, 14th + MindTap Finance, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card
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ISBN: 9781337587563
Author: MOYER, R. Charles; McGuigan, James R.; Rao, Ramesh P.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 16, Problem 1QTD
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To discuss: The reason why a company requires to make working capital investments.

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The necessity for working capital occurs since the usual operating cycle of the company needs that expenses for raw materials, labour, etc. be made preceding to receiving of the funds from the vending of the output.  Funds might be capitalised during the operating cycle in the numerous short-period assets that make up working capital specifically, cash, accounts receivable and inventories.

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