Cash and Working Capitol

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Frances Miles Cash and Working Capitol Professor Klense 6/9/2014 1. What are four general phases of the working capital cycle? a. Purchasing of resources- is the gaining of labor and supplies; in order to preserve accurate production agendas the level of inventory is necessary. The team has an obligation to make sure satisfactory delivery of product and services. b. Production/sale of service- is similar to the healthcare business; there is no record of services and products. c. Billing- is the break among the release of the patient and the production of a the bill. d. Collection- is the break between the bill and collection of cash payment from the patient or another payer (insurance). 2. What are the three primary sources of short-term funds? e. The single-payment loan is the easiest credit agreement; this loan could be given for the acquisition of the hospitals inventory. f. A line of credit is an arrangement that allows an entity to borrow for a certain amount of time, up to a certain amount during the tenure of the loan. g. A revolving credit is like a line of credit; normally these loans exceed periods greater than one year. 3. An organization's short-term investment options for idle cash include what four areas? List and provide their characteristics. h. Short-term working capital needs- i. Usually having only one month of transactions, standards don’t change within the different industries. i. Capital investment needs- ii. This is not like taxable firms, the right to use capital for new capital and replacement assets should and can be directed. 4. Discuss the term float. According to investopedia the term float is the total number of shares publicly owned and available for trading. It is calculated by taking away shares that are restricted

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