Why has the value of cash increased over time? * Thomas W. Bates Arizona State University Thomas.Bates@asu.edu Ching-Hung (Henry) Chang Arizona State University Ching-Hung.Chang@asu.edu Jianxin (Daniel) Chi University of Nevada‚ Las Vegas Daniel.Chi@unlv.edu First Draft: January 2011 This Draft: December 2011 Abstract: The value of cash holdings by U.S. non-financial firms has increased significantly over the past three decades. An additional dollar of cash holdings is valued at $0.61 in
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To what extent might the cash flow statement help to overcome the traditional limitations of financial statement analysis in evaluating the past performance and predicting the future successes or failures of business organisations? Accounting is the major means of organizing and summarizing information about economic activities. The information which is provided by the accounting practices through financial statement analysis‚ provides help to decision makers to take decision. There are
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Profitability Ratios: How Profitable is the Company? Net sales/Net profit after taxes The information necessary to determine a company’s profit as a percentage of sales can be found in the company’s income statement. 1. Magnetronics’ profit as a percentage of sales for 1999 was $1‚307 divided by $48‚769‚ or 2.68%. 2. This represented a decrease from 3.6% in 1995. 3. The deterioration in profitability resulted from a decrease in cost of goods sold as a percentage of sales‚
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Before the bull market ended in 2007‚ many companies had accumulated large amounts of cash. Exxon Mobil‚ Microsoft‚ and Cisco Systems‚ for example‚ had amassed more than $100 billion in cash. At that time‚ the average large company in the United States had 7 percent of its assets in cash. Increased cash can be a benefit or a potential risk. Many companies put their cash to good use. Of course they are wise to have cash on hand for emergencies. They may also invest in productive assets‚ conduct research
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Educational Research (ISSN: 2141-5161) Vol. 2(7) pp. 1299-1305 July 2011 Available online@ http://www.interesjournals.org/ER Copyright © 2011 International Research Journals Full Length Research Paper The effectiveness of cash management policies: a case study of Hunyani flexible products Fungai N Mauchi1*‚ Robert Nzaro2‚ Kosmas Njanike3‚ Masvosva Nyaradzai4‚ Roseline T. Karambakuwa5‚ David Damiyano6‚ Rumbidzai N. Gopo7‚ Fungai B. Gombarume8‚ Silas Mangwende9 and Collins Manomano10 1*/ 2/ 3/ 4
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SOLUTION TO ANDREW–CARTER‚ INC.‚ CASE This case presents some of the basic concepts of aggregate planning by the transportation method. The case involves solving a rather complex set of transportation problems. Four different configurations of operating plants have to be tested. The solutions‚ although requiring relatively few iterations to optimality‚ involve degeneracy if solved manually. The costs are: [pic] The lowest weekly total cost‚ operating plants 1 and 3 with 2 closed‚ is
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1. Which of the following entities may not use the cash method of accounting? Answer: A C corporation that is substantially owned by its employees and whose business is selling goods with annual gross receipts in excess of $5 million for all tax years since its inception. Explain your answer! The corporation in this question could not apply the cash method due to the fact they have in excess of $5 million average in gross receipts annually. The exception to this would be if it was a personal service
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What is Coaching? Overview We define coaching as: The process of helping people enhance or improve their performance through reflection on how they apply a specific skill and/or knowledge. Coaching is about developing individuals beyond where they currently are. Before we say more about what coaching is‚ perhaps we should say something about development in general terms. Development is fundamental to the survival of both the individual and the organization; it is to the business world the
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SOLUTIONS TO CASE STUDIES CHAPTER 13 Case Study 13.1 Telstra opts for David Thodey as replacement for Sol Trujillo 1. Why would the Telstra board appoint an internal candidate to the position of chief executive‚ rather than an external candidate? This question is a good opportunity for students to reflect on what constitutes ‘expertise’. On the surface of the facts‚ David Thodey may seem like an unusual choice given that his proposed management changes are
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Cash is the life-blood of any business and without it survival is very unlikely. Cash is normally regarded as "just an asset that a business needs to help it to function (Atrill & McLaney‚ 2004‚ p. 124)." Though this is true‚ cash is also one of the essential elements needed for a business to grow and prosper. The reason why cash is so important is because "people and organisations will not normally accept other than cash in settlement of their claims against the business. If a business wants to
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