outside supplier and create the opportunity to sell shortwood on the open market as a new market for Worldwide Paper Company (WPC). Now the new woodyard would allow the Blue Ridge Mill not only to reduce its operating costs but also to increase its revenues. The proposed woodyard utilized new technology that allowed tree-length logs‚ called longwood‚ to be processed directly‚ whereas the current process required shortwood‚ which had to be purchased from the Shenandoah Mill. This nearby mill‚ owned by
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Expenditure Cycle Introduction Definition: recurring set of business activities & related info-processing operations‚ associated with procuring goods & services from suppliers (primary external info exchange) & cash disbursements Objectives: minimise total cost of acquiring/maintaining inventory‚ supplies & services Goals of Expenditure Cycle • Purchase from reliable vendors (service-focused) • Purchase high quality items (quality-focused) • Obtain best possible prices for
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Riordan Manufacturing Revenue Cycle Accounting information systems provide the tools to operate and maintain important data related to an organization and interpret the information to develop quality financial reports. The revenue cycle of Riordan Manufacturing reflects sales and the components associated with sales such as inventory‚ freight‚ cost of goods sold and accounts receivable‚ yet this information is not readily available to each facility. Because the forecast for the company is positive
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Capital budgeting Capital budgeting describes the long-term longplanning for making and financing major long-term projects. long- CAPITAL BUDGETING 1. Identify potential investments. 2. Choose an investment. 3. Follow-up or “post audit.” Follow“post audit.” Net present value model Net present value model The net-present-value (NPV) method net-presentcomputes the present value of all expected future cash flows using a minimum desired rate of return. The minimum desired rate of
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Venture capital (VC) is financial capital provided to early-stage‚ high-potential‚ high risk‚ growth startup companies. The venture capital fund makes money by owning equity in the companies it invests in‚ which usually have a novel technology or business model in high technology industries‚ such as biotechnology‚ IT‚ software‚ etc. The typical venture capital investment occurs after the seed funding round as growth funding round (also referred to as Series A round) in the interest of generating
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CAPITAL GAINS According to income tax act 1961 ‘capital gains’ is the fourth head of income. Any profit or gains arising from the transfer of capital assets during the P.Y. shall be chargeable to income tax under the head capital gains and shall be deemed to be the income of P.Y. in which the transfer took place. Thus from a plain reading – Profits or gains earned on the sale of capital assets by an assessee during the P.Y. is called as capital gains. Meaning of Capital Asset: Capital asset means
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2.5 Working Capital This section includes: Definition and classification of working capital Determinants of Working Capital Measurements of Working Capital Working Capital Financing Management of Working Capital Inventory management Cash Management Receivables Management INTRODUCTION : The term working capital is commonly used for the capital required for day-to-day working in a business concern‚ such as for purchasing raw material‚ for meeting day-to-day expenditure on salaries‚ wages‚ rents rates
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The electronic private automatic branch exchange (EPABX) is equipment that has made day-to-day working in the offices much simpler‚ especially in the area of communication. The EPABX may be defined as a switching system that makes available both internal and external stitching functions of any organisation. The selection of an EPBAX is a difficult task and requires deep knowledge of traffic pattern of the office. By using an EPABX both the internal and external needs of the organisation are
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09/05/2014 A - Capital budgeting is an analysis of potential additions to fixed assets‚ it is part of the long term decisions taken by the top management and involve large expenditures. The capital budgeting is very important to firm’s future. The difference between capital budgeting and individual’s investment decisions are in the estimation of cash flows‚ risk‚ and determination of the appropriate
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Abstract BACKGROUND: Increased financial pressures on hospitals have elevated the importance of working capital management‚ that is‚ the management of current assets and current liabilities‚ for hospitals’ profitability. Efficient working capital management allows hospitals to reduce their holdings of current assets‚ such as inventory and accounts receivable‚ which earn no interest income and require financing with short-term debt. The resulting cash inflows can be reinvested in interest-bearing
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