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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Principles and Applications - Compressed-Dikompresi
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Principles and Applications - Compressed-Dikompresi
objective 2. tcantty the kay dttorences among tha
Tivo mojrlogal forms o! business,
Organizations (pgs. 37-3)
The Goal of the Financial ————+ objective 3. Understand the role of the financial
anager vétun the frm and the goal for makin
Manager (pgs. 41-49) finanoal chowes.
pi] The Five Basic Principles o| ————+ opjective 4. Expisin the fe principles of finance that
form the bass of financial enanagement for both
Dbusnesses and individuals,
Finance (pgs. 43-46)
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Every year the Volkswagen Group, based in Wolfsburg,
Germany, delivers over 10 million vehicles to its cus-
tomers across the world, This group is the largest car-
maker in Europe and owns 12 well-recognized brands,
including Audi, SEAT, SKODA, Beniley, Bugatti, Lambo- =
‘ghini, Porsche, and Ducafi. In ordes to run such a diverse portolio of businesses, its menagement is,
regulary faced with a number of significant decisions: it Hes to evaluate potential new products, invest in
BD projects, scour new locations to Set up production oF RAD facilities, and so on. Each of these daci-
sions will affect the future cost and revenue of the business, influencing the amount of cash it generates.
Therefore, ve view these 2s financial decisions, Financial menagement isan integral part of any business
and impacts almost every olher business function
Like Volkswagen, you make financial decisions in your own life, Whether you're evaluating the terms of
a banks loan for housing or deciding between 2 master’s degree right after graduation and working ful time
(or a year or two, you wil find that thase decisions use the same fundamental principles that quide business
decisions
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Ee Finance: An Overview
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Fence is the say of how people ae businesses evaluate investment gai niet
fun hem. Our iteration fan ineestment is ute bron. In 2016, when Ftbitiiodaced
the Fat Blaze. an ety foused smart, ns cles making onto in
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‘slvr with the hope tha it Would evertully copture a sufficient amount of market share from
the Apple Wate and Android Wear smartwatch to make the investment worthwhile. But Fitbit
sso makes aninvesiment decision Whenever i iresa fresh new graduate, knowing that it will
be payne salary fora east six months before the employee will have much to contribute.
‘Thus, three besic questions are addressed by the study of finance:
4. What long-term investments should the firm undertake? This area of finance is generally
refered os capital budgeting,
2. How should the firm raise money to fund these investments? The firm's funding choices
are gonensly referred to. capital structure devisions,
4 How can he fen best manage its ca flows as they arise in its day-o-duy operations?
This area of Gnareis gencrally refered to as working capital management,
We'll be looking at each of these three areas
‘pital seuctre, and working capital management
Why Study Finance?
of business finance—capital budgeting,
(in the chapters ahead
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aoe ee und human relations, all of which inven ree say
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‘Anihongh finance fs primarily abou! the muragement of money, a key comperent of
finunce iste mumagerent and interpretation of information. Indeed, i you pursue a carer in
‘rangement infornlion systems or aeccumting, Fiance managers ae likely tobe your most
imparat liens
For he student with entrepreneurial aspirations,an imlerstaning of finance fs essential —
‘afterall if you eat manage your finances, you wan't bein business very Long.
Finally. an understanding of finence is important t9 you as an individ. The Fact that
you are rein this book indicates that you undetstanl the impertance of investing in your-
SA. By obtaining a enllege degree. you are clearly making sacrifices in the hope of making
‘yourself mare employable and improving your charces of having 2 rewarding and ctalleng-
ing carcer, Some of you are relying on your own earings ard the carings of your parents 0
finance your education, whereas ober: are sing money of borrowing it from the Financial
‘markets, institutions tha facilitate financial ansactions.
‘Finacial decisions are everywhere, bh in your persona life and in your career. Although
«he primary fics of this bock ison developnz the corpora franc= tools and techniques itt are
used inthe business word you wil find tht much ofthe logic and many ofthe ons we develop
and cxplcre along the way wll elo opply to decisions you will be waking in your personal if. n
the utr, ech yeusrbsines and your personales willbe spentin the world of finance. Becatse
you're going tbe living in tht world, iste to leam abou itsbesic principles.
‘We will take an in-depth look at these principles atthe end of this chapter. A you wil
see, you do not need an extensive knowledge of finance to understand these principles, and,
‘once you know and understand them, they will help you anderstand the res of the concepts
presented in this book. When you are lcoking at more complex financial concepts, think of
these principles ss taking you back to the roots of Finance
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BB Types of Business Organizations
"Although mumesous and diverse, the legal forms of business organization around the world
have evolved around thre structural themes: the sole proprictorship, the partnership, and the
Timited company. We will also discuss the charity and the cooperative inthis section,
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Corporation
very large sums of money are needed to build a business, then the typical organizational form
chosen isthe corporation. The major boost for this type of business organization Was during
the curly 1800s when steam engines made lucrative business options out of large railrocds und
shipping companies. The corporation legully functions separately and apart from its owners (he
shareholders, also referred to as the stockholders), As such, the corporation can indiv dually
sueand be sued and car purchase, sell, or awn property. and its personnel are subject to criminal
Punishment for erimes commited in the name of the corporation.
Sine ate Mee primary advantages of this separate Tegal status. First, the owners’
Habiliy is confined! to te amount of their investment in the company. In other words i
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soul neatnere.Thealretor ten appoint mangers who ste responsible or determining the
sear nwetnr and pices. Abhough even very smal firms can be organized as corporations,
ray the fag firms tha nec orate lange sums of money for investment and expan
se that thiserganiational form, Ax il, ths isthe legal form of busines that we wil be
examining mist frequently im his textbook.
“neat d-vthacks of the conparate form ithe dovble taxation of eamings that ae paid
cut ne form of diiends, Whcn tcomportion ears a profit it pays taxes on that profi (ne
nt tasaion ef earnings) ond pays some ofthat profit back to the shareholders in te form of
dewemts Then the shareholders pay personal income taxes on those dividends (the second
eration fearing), Ia contrast the eamings of propritorships and partnerships are rot subject
to double tation, Needless to say this i 8 major disadvantage of corporations.
Th the United States, an altastve altetive © the corporation fora small business the
timited ability company (LLC), « cross beoween 3 partnership and a corporation. An LLC
embines the ax benefits of a parnership (no double taxation of earnings) with the limited
Tabily benefit of = coxporation tae owners alti limited to what they invested), Bexinse
LLCs operate under sate las, boi the states and the Internal Revenve Service (IRS) have rales
for what qualifies i an LLC, and differem states have diferent res.
Further, tee i a distinction betveen a private limited company and a public limited
company. A private Fimited company is net registred on any stock exchange and therefore
ste chares are not publicly traded. They can only be traded under private arrangements with
infu agreement, Family owned firms tend to be private Himited! companies. By contrast 8
public limited company is registered ona stock exchunge and its shares can be bousit and
woud by anyone. This resulis in roguation to protect sharcholders’ interests, which adds to
ont. For example, a company listed onthe main lis: ofthe London Stock Exchange can be
Expected to spendat feast an additional £1 milion on accounting and disclosure related ocuvt
ties to meet these legal requirements
“The corporation isthe most successfel form of busines organization across the wort. is
the business form that provides the casist secess to capital. Asa result its the most common
hosice for fies tha are growing and nee to raise money. Por example, the market value of Mi-
«rose in ist quarter of 2020 was above S13 tlio, Acconding to the Work! Bank's estimate
this is higher than the GDP of 170 countries in the world,
Not-for-Profit Organization
A not-for-profit orgs ition (NPO) is created
cause, NPOs come in all shapes and sizes: they
Nations, Oxfam, and Missionaries of Charity ani
ih specific abjectives of promoting w social
can be global organizations like the United