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18 Cards in this Set
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capital budgeting
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planning/managing firms long term investments. identify opportunities worth more to the firm than they cost to acquire
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capital structure
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mix of long term debt and equity the firm uses to finance its operation->how much should they borrow and least way to borrow.->how to pay assests with debt or equity?
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working capital
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firms short term assests(inventory and short term liabilaties). manage day to day finances
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advantahges of sole propritorship(4)
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1.easy to start
2.least regulated 3.all profits to owner 4.taxed once as personal income |
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disadvan of sole propiertorship(4)
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1.limited to life of owner
2.equity to capital to owners personal wealth 3.VERY liable 4.difficult to sell interest |
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advan of partnership(3)
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1.2 or more owners
2.more capital to start 3.taxed once as personal income |
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disadvan of partnership
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1.unlimited liabilaty
2.1 partner dies or sells=done 3.difficult to transfer |
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general and limited partnership
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g-all parties liable
lim-1 has limited liabilaty |
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corp. advantages
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1.limited liabilaty
2.unlimited life 3.seperation of owner/management 4.transfer is easy 5.easy to raise capital 6.things go bad->owners arent resonsible besides assets |
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corp. disadvantages
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1.sep of ownership/management
2.double taxation-income @corporate rate and dividends @personal rate |
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taxation of c-corp/s-corp
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c-corp: taxed as whole
s-corp: each taxed individually |
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goal of corp.
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maxamize current value of companies stock
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agency problem
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corp. does things in favor of stockholders not employees
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stake holder
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other than a stock holder or creditor who has a potential claim on the cash flow
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financial market
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bringing buyers/sellers together where debt and equity is bought and sold
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primary markets
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selling securities to general public
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secondary markets
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one or more owner or creditor selling to another after the orginal sale
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sarbox act
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management must tell truth about their financial reportings
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