Capital Expenditure vs Working Capital Capital expenditures are money spent by a company to acquire long-term assets. It is neither for short-term gain nor can be easily translated into cash. These investments are inevitable to ensure the continuing business operations and also for future expansion of the company. Types of Capital Expenditures Typically‚ capital expenditure refers to the expenses that a company incurred to purchase tangible fixed assets and intangible assets. Additionally
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Explain the aggregate supply in the short run. In the short-run‚ the aggregate supply curve is upward sloping. There are two main reasons why the quantity supplied increases as the price rises: 1. In the short-run‚ the nominal wage rate is fixed. As a result‚ an increasing price indicates higher profits that justify the expansion of output. 2. An alternate model explains that the AS curve increases because some nominal input prices are fixed in the short-run and as output rises‚ more production
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Capital Expenditure Valuation Methods The payback period is the time it takes for a project or investments cash outflows to be recovered by cash inflows generated from the same project or investment. It is a very simple and commonly used capital budgeting technique. The formula used to compute the payback period is initial investment divided by cash inflow per period. You generally want to choose the investment that provides the shortest payback period‚ because you will get you cash back and it
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government’s annual expenditure budget in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It is estimated that over 90 percent of foreign aid projects in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are implemented by foreign consulting firms. Critics of argue that foreign aid substitutes domestic resources through declined savings‚ reduced government tax revenue and increased government consumption. Aid reduces fiscal deficit in these countries and sets free other resources which can be utilized for debt service and other expenditures. There is need
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This article covers the first increase in housing prices in Australia in 2011‚ raising hopes that Australian housing prices may recover in 2012. Housing prices have also dropped‚ but recently‚ the average cost for a house has also risen. The article states that this is mainly because of low interest rates and shortage of supply. Low interest rates (charges that borrowers pay to lenders for using the borrowed money)‚ would cause a shift in demand (the capability and willingness to consume a commodity
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Solution: Computation of: Revenue Simple returns = (service fee‚ $50) x no. of simple returns demand Complex returns = (service fee‚ $200) x no. of complex returns demand Cost of permanent employees Payment for accountant = (regular rate‚ $600 per week) x no. of permanent accountant Payment for computer system = (per computer rate‚ $175 per week) x no. of accountants who access to the computerized system Total permanent costs = payment to accountant
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A Capital Expenditure: A Pyxis Supply Station Kathleen Edwards HCS571- Financial Resource Management March 2‚ 2015 Ronald Sugar A Capital Expenditure: A Pyxis Supply Station A Pyxis Supply Station is a large capital purchase‚ however the benefits of this purchase strongly outweigh the cost. A Pyxis Supply Station is a large automated dispensing machine for patient supplies‚ much like a medication dispensing machine. Purchasing enough supply towers for each unit in the hospital will be
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the improvement of the education sector. However in our study we would realize that a country like Nigeria has been operating below the percentage recommended by UNESCO as our expenditure on education usually lies around 5.3%. According to the Federal Ministry of Education (2003)‚ the educational system in Nigeria faced ill periods between 1979-1995 due to resurgence of instability and financial inadequacies in the management‚ and
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Economy‚ 114(5)‚ 2006 Saminsky‚ R.J. Let’s not hide health costs. Newsweek‚ February 5‚ 2009 U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Employee Benefits Study 2006. U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Washington D.C.‚ 2007 The Effects of the Rising Cost of Healthcare on U.S. Expenditure By Gwendolyn D. Smith Dr. Rajendra H.B. ADCP 460 CAPSTONE LeMoyn-Owen College
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The difference between capital and revenue expenditure is a capital expenditure results in an addition to an asset account whereas a revenue expenditure results in an addition to an expense account. Capital expenditures are payments for asset alterations‚ additions and replacements. Revenue expenditures benefit a current period and are made to maintain assets with routine repairs or replacement of a minor part. Again capital expenditure will benefit 2 or more accounting periods through depreciation
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