Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077861704
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 6CRCT
Summary Introduction
To think critically about: The goal that must always motivate the financial manager’s action.
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Some of the senior management includes the Vice President and other Chief Financial Officer (CFO). However, the Vice President of finance manages the activities of the controller and the treasurer.
The financial management’s goal is to gain money. However, a few possible financial goals are survival, to avoid bankruptcy or distress, to minimize the profits and costs, to maximize the sales, and to maintain the stable growth in the earnings.
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