Credit policy

During the meeting, my boss points out that the current level of bad debt and investment in accounts receivable are a little bit large. Apart from tightening the current credit policy, could you please suggest one way to reduce each of them if our company wants to maintain the credit policy.

Working Capital

Pula Paper Ltd is a manufacturer of facial tissues. The company needs to borrow $1,000,000 to help finance seasonal inventory build-up prior to the Lunar New Year. The company is considering the following alternatives for financing its working capital. Option A: The company may issue $1,000,000 in 180-day maturity commercial ...continues

Environmental risks analysis associated with Ghana and Thailand.

Environmental risks analysis associated with Ghana and Thailand.

Global Business T/F and M/C

1- If a country is continuously importing more than it is exporting a- Its currency will be depressed. b- Its currency will appreciate. c- Countries it is importing from will experience a decline in their currency. d- The country needs to reduce their budget deficit. e- None of the above. 2 ...continues

Difference between forward and futures markets

How do forward and futures markets differ?

Realized real rates of interest

I need to understand why realized real rates of interest are sometimes negative but the expected real rates are always positive.

Bond Maturity

I bought a bond that matures in 7 years. the bond has a par value of $1,000 and a 6.3% annual coupon. the bond current yield is 9.04%. How do you get the bond yield to maturity?

Bond Tax

Recently I bought a corporate bond which yields 7.3%. I am in the 33% combined federal and state tax bracket. How do you figure the after tax yield? What is the amount of the after tax yield?

Equity Multiplier

If a company has a return on equity of 17%, a return on assets of 14% and a profit margin of 4%. What is the equity multiplier of the company?

Ratio

With current assets of 37 million and a current ratio of 2.17x. Quick ratio is 0.89x. What is the level of inventories?