Financial accounting
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780077506902
Author: David J Spieceland Wayne Thomas Don Herrmann
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Question
Chapter D, Problem 1RQ
To determine
Investment:
It refers to the process of using the currently held excess cash to earn profitable returns in future. The investments can be made in equity securities such as shares or debt securities such as bonds.
To explain: why a company might invest in another company.
Expert Solution & Answer
Explanation of Solution
The reasons for a company to invest in another company are as follows:
- To receive the dividends, interest and gain from the increase in the value of their investment.
- To temporarily invest the excess cash generated in seasonal industries.
- To create strategic alliances, entering into a new industry or to increase the market share.
Want to see more full solutions like this?
Subscribe now to access step-by-step solutions to millions of textbook problems written by subject matter experts!
Students have asked these similar questions
Why is hedging relevant for a company?
What are the risks in the corporation Equinix?
Describe Corporate Gvernance?
Chapter D Solutions
Financial accounting
Ch. D - Prob. 1RQCh. D - 2.How can an investor benefit from an equity...Ch. D - 3.How might investing activity for a company that...Ch. D - Provide an example of an equity investment in...Ch. D - Prob. 5RQCh. D - Prob. 6RQCh. D - Prob. 7RQCh. D - Prob. 8RQCh. D - Prob. 9RQCh. D - 10.When using the fair value method, we adjust the...
Ch. D - Prob. 11RQCh. D - 12.Under what circumstances do we use the equity...Ch. D - Prob. 13RQCh. D - Prob. 14RQCh. D - Prob. 15RQCh. D - 16.What is the flip side of an investment in debt...Ch. D - Prob. 17RQCh. D - Prob. 18RQCh. D - Prob. 19RQCh. D - Prob. 20RQCh. D - Prob. D.1BECh. D - Prob. D.2BECh. D - Prob. D.3BECh. D - Prob. D.4BECh. D - Prob. D.5BECh. D - Prob. D.6BECh. D - Prob. D.7BECh. D - Prob. D.8BECh. D - Prob. D.9BECh. D - Prob. D.10BECh. D - Prob. D.11BECh. D - Prob. D.12BECh. D - Prob. D.1ECh. D - Prob. D.2ECh. D - Prob. D.3ECh. D - Prob. D.4ECh. D - Prob. D.5ECh. D - Prob. D.6ECh. D - Prob. D.7ECh. D - Prob. D.8ECh. D - Prob. D.9ECh. D - Prob. D.10ECh. D - Prob. D.11ECh. D - Prob. D.1APCh. D - Prob. D.2APCh. D - Prob. D.3APCh. D - Prob. D.4APCh. D - Prob. D.1BPCh. D - Prob. D.2BPCh. D - Prob. D.3BPCh. D - Prob. D.4BP
Knowledge Booster
Similar questions
- How does the percentage of ownership a company has in an investment effect them? Would the percentage of ownership be a big factor in your decision whether or not to invest in a company? Please explain.arrow_forwardwhat is IPO underpricing? How do asymmetric information model explain this phenomena?Briefly explainarrow_forwardDescribe how a technology firm and a utilities company may have a different capital structure.arrow_forward
- Analyze the impact of external factors (i.e., external to the company) on a company’s financial position. ???Competition. Social. Legal. Economic. Political. Ect??? (any additional external factiors welcome as well)arrow_forwardWhat is meant by capital structure, what are the characteristics of it's main components, and how that may affect a company solvency?arrow_forwardWhat is a capital investment and why do companies need to evaluate whether to make the investment or not?arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
- Intermediate Financial Management (MindTap Course...FinanceISBN:9781337395083Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. DavesPublisher:Cengage Learning
Intermediate Financial Management (MindTap Course...
Finance
ISBN:9781337395083
Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. Daves
Publisher:Cengage Learning