effects of low interest rates on consumption and investment Dec 1st 2012 | from The Economist print edition WHEN interest rates hit double digits in the late 1970s‚ house-builders sent planks of wood to the Federal Reserve in protest. With rates stuck near zero‚ the protests now come from the opposite direction. The retired complain of a “war on savings”. The Fed cut rates to current levels at the end of 2008 and has promised to keep them there until 2015. Since 2008‚ personal interest income has plunged
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Increasingly‚ we are seeing many firms from various industries allowing their customers to pay on credit. This action will inevitably have a direct implication on the financial statements of these firms‚ in terms of accounts receivables‚ allowance for bad debt and uncollectible debt expense. This is especially so when customers are unable to repay their debts. In this paper‚ we will examine the 2008 financial statement of four companies in the retail industry‚ namely Courts Singapore
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Ruth Ganley ACCTG 400 Module 2 Case 6-2 Cash Versus Credit It’s almost Christmas time and you still need to buy presents for eleven relatives. Although you plan to work over the semester break to earn some extra money‚ your current cash resources are low --- you have only $250 in your checking account‚ and you still need to pay your half of the phone bill ($50) before you leave for home. However‚ you do have a Target card (current balance $1‚000) and the lender recently sent you a notice
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Accrual and Cash Accounting Beverly Clarkson September 19‚ 2014 XACC/290 Principles of Accounting Terri O’Neill-Martin Accrual and Cash Accounting These are two methods of keeping track of income and expenses in a business‚ (accrual and cash accounting). Accrual and cash accounting difference
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The Cash Connection Strategic Management Abstract The payday lending industry is a very competitive industry established in the 1990’s‚ designed to give citizens the option to receive a quick fix regarding financial issues‚ in an effort to make ends meet. The main objective for those in the payday loan industry “should be to serve customers in compliance with the rules of the industry and better educate them on the services and products they offer” (Personal Communications‚ 2012). This industry
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This archive file includes FIN 200 Week 1 Assignment Cash Flow Preparation Part 2 of 2 Business - Management Purpose The purpose of this case study is to get you used to incorporating Microsoft Project charts and reports directly into your project’s progress reports. By now you should be able to work through the mechanics of loading tasks‚ predecessors‚ resources‚ and costs into MS Project. But the real challenge facing project managers is how to interpret the data
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Dissertations Master ’s Theses‚ and Doctoral Dissertations‚ and Graduate Capstone Projects 1-1-2006 Religious Orientation and Flow Scott Robert Brown Follow this and additional works at: http://commons.emich.edu/theses Recommended Citation Brown‚ Scott Robert‚ "Religious Orientation and Flow" (2006). Master ’s Theses and Doctoral Dissertations. Paper 77. This Open Access Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Master ’s Theses‚ and Doctoral Dissertations‚ and Graduate Capstone
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LEAN AND CLEAN VALUE STREAM MAPPING Value stream mapping is a Lean process-mapping method for understanding the sequence of activities used to produce a product. During the Green Suppliers Network technical review‚ you will use value stream mapping to identify sources of non-value added time or materials; identify opportunities to increase efficiency; and develop a plan for implementing improvements. Value stream maps serve as a critical tool during the review process and can reveal substantial
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Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis and its applicability in today’s business world SEMINAR PAPER Table of contents page 1. Introduction...............................................................................................................3 1.1 1.2 2. The importance of business valuation ..................................................................3 Key indicators covered in this seminar paper .......................................................4 The Discounted Cash Flow Analysis
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A Review of the Cash Conversion Cycle At Lawrence Sports‚ the management of their cash conversion cycle‚ and working capital system‚ is critical to their continued success. It appears that a review of this process is needed in order to fully understand what they are currently doing‚ where they can improve‚ and how much of an impact those options will have on the company. According to Emery‚ et. al.‚ in their work Corporate Financial Management‚ “The cash conversion cycle is the length of time
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