FUND.OF CORPORATE FINANCE(LL)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260443714
Author: Ross
Publisher: MCG
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Question
Chapter 19, Problem 1CRCT
Summary Introduction
To discuss:Whether it is possible for a firm to have too much cash and the reason for the shareholders concern towards gathering a large amounts of cash.
Introduction:
Cash management indicates a broad area of finance that involves the collection, handling, and cash usage. It includes evaluating the cash flow, market liquidity, and investments.
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solutionStudents have asked these similar questions
Question 11
What is a transactions balance?
the cash a firm holds to counter the uncertainty surrounding its future cash needs
the cash a firm holds in order to pay its bills
the cash a firm holds to gain tax advantages
the cash a firm places into short-term investments
27.Which of the following statements are true?Statement I. Money markets are used to facilitate the transfer of short-term funds from individuals, corporations, or governments with excess funds to those with deficient funds. Even investors who focus on long-term securities tend to hold some money market securities because this enables them to maintain liquidity. Statement II. Financial institutions manage their liquidity by participating in money markets. They may issue money market securities when they experience cash shortages and need to boost liquidity. They can also sell holdings of money market securities to obtain cash.Statement III. The value of a money market security represents the future value of the present cash flows generated by that security. Since money market securities represent debt, their expected cash flows are typically known.Statement IV. The pricing of money market securities changes in response to a shift in the required rate of return by investors. The…
What is the bad result if a cashless society increases more private currency?
Chapter 19 Solutions
FUND.OF CORPORATE FINANCE(LL)
Ch. 19.1 - What is the transaction motive, and how does it...Ch. 19.1 - What is the cost to the firm of holding excess...Ch. 19.2 - Which would a firm be most interested in reducing,...Ch. 19.2 - Prob. 19.2BCQCh. 19.2 - Prob. 19.2CCQCh. 19.3 - Prob. 19.3ACQCh. 19.3 - Prob. 19.3BCQCh. 19.4 - Prob. 19.4ACQCh. 19.4 - What is a zero-balance account? What is the...Ch. 19.5 - What are some reasons why firms find themselves...
Ch. 19.5 - Prob. 19.5BCQCh. 19.5 - Why are money market preferred stocks an...Ch. 19.A - Prob. 1ACQCh. 19.A - Prob. 2BCQCh. 19.A - Describe how the MillerOrr model works.Ch. 19.A - Changes in Target Cash Balances Indicate the...Ch. 19.A - Using the BAT Model Given the following...Ch. 19.A - Prob. 3QPCh. 19.A - Prob. 4QPCh. 19.A - Determining Optimal Cash Balances The All Day...Ch. 19.A - Prob. 6QPCh. 19.A - Prob. 7QPCh. 19.A - Interpreting MillerOrr Based on the MillerOrr...Ch. 19.A - Prob. 9QPCh. 19.A - Using BAT Rise Against Corporation has determined...Ch. 19 - Prob. 19.1CTFCh. 19 - Prob. 19.2CTFCh. 19 - Prob. 19.3CTFCh. 19 - Prob. 1CRCTCh. 19 - Prob. 2CRCTCh. 19 - Prob. 3CRCTCh. 19 - Prob. 4CRCTCh. 19 - Prob. 5CRCTCh. 19 - Prob. 6CRCTCh. 19 - Collection and Disbursement Floats [LO1] Which...Ch. 19 - Prob. 8CRCTCh. 19 - Prob. 9CRCTCh. 19 - Prob. 10CRCTCh. 19 - Prob. 11CRCTCh. 19 - Prob. 12CRCTCh. 19 - Prob. 13CRCTCh. 19 - Prob. 1QPCh. 19 - Calculating Net Float [LO1] Each business day, on...Ch. 19 - Prob. 3QPCh. 19 - Float and Weighted Average Delay [LO1] Your...Ch. 19 - NPV and Collection Time [LO2] Your firm has an...Ch. 19 - Using Weighted Average Delay [LO1] A mail-order...Ch. 19 - Prob. 7QPCh. 19 - Lockboxes and Collections [LO2] It takes Cookie...Ch. 19 - Prob. 9QPCh. 19 - Prob. 10QPCh. 19 - Prob. 11QPCh. 19 - Calculating Transactions Required [LO2] Cow Chips,...Ch. 19 - Prob. 1MCh. 19 - Prob. 2MCh. 19 - Prob. 3M
Knowledge Booster
Similar questions
- Mo5. can you please help me answer the question below, thank you In an NPV calculation, if the net present value of the future cash flows from an investment are less than the invested capital, it is an investment the firm should not make.arrow_forward1. Explain how capital reduces banking risks. Discuss the importance of cash flows and economic (market) value rather than accounting value.arrow_forward3 Why might smaller companies prefer to use techniques such as cash payback and accounting rate of return over discounted cash flow techniques? This is to be posted on Discussion Forum, So please write it in you own words.arrow_forward
- H5. The bank have an incentive to value the new securities at a higher price because they will gain more. Is that a good or bad strategy? Explain whyarrow_forwardCh. 14. Which one of the following is NOT an implication of market efficiency for corporate finance? Group of answer choices Managers can reap many benefits by paying attention to market prices Firms cannot successfully time issues of debt and equity Managers cannot profitably speculate in foreign currencies and other instruments Firms can successfully time issues of debt and equity Managers cannot fool the market through creative accountingarrow_forward13-Which of the following statements is correct?a. A lockbox system is an example of concentration banking.b. For a firm that has many divisions or plants operating over a wide geographic area, payablescentralization offers little benefit.c. If a firm increases its disbursement float, its net float will also increase, other things heldconstant.d. There are no actions a firm can take to improve its synchronization of cash flows.e. A lockbox system does not affect collections floatarrow_forward
- Why might one firm have positive cash flows and be headed for financial trouble, whereas another firm with negative cash flows could actually be in a good financial position? (200-300 words)arrow_forwardQUESTION 14 Relative to cash flows affecting net working capital, all of the following are true EXCEPT ... cash outlays for current liabilities are relatively predictable. cash inflows are generally more predictable than cash outlays. the more predictable the cash inflows, the less net-working capital a firm needs. since most firms cannot match cash inflows and outflows with certainty, current assets that more than cover outflows of current liabilities are necessary.arrow_forwardCash doesn’t earn interest, so why would a company have a positive target cash balance?arrow_forward
- (1) How could two companies with similar gross profitfigures end up with dramatically different net operatingincome? (2) How might a statement of cash flows helpa turnaround expert decide how to rescue a strugglingcompany?arrow_forwardCash Conversion Cycle. Will each of the followingevents increase or decrease cash conversion cycles?(LO2)A-Higher financing rates induce the firm to reduceits level of inventory. b.The firm obtains a new line of credit that enablesit to avoid stretching payables to its suppliers.c-The firm factors its trade receivables.d-A recession occurs andthe firm's customersincreasingly stretch their payables.e.The new production process shortens the timeneeded to manufacture products.arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
- Intermediate Financial Management (MindTap Course...FinanceISBN:9781337395083Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. DavesPublisher:Cengage Learning
Intermediate Financial Management (MindTap Course...
Finance
ISBN:9781337395083
Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. Daves
Publisher:Cengage Learning