Principles of Corporate Finance (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
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Author: Richard A Brealey, Stewart C Myers, Franklin Allen
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Chapter 29, Problem 2PS
Summary Introduction
To determine: The impact of each transaction on cash cycle.
Cash cycle is the overall circulation or cycle of cash commences from the payment of raw materials and ends with receipt of cash on goods sold.
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Principles of Corporate Finance (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
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