Case Study 2: Cash Connection: Are Its Payday Lender Strategy And Its Business Model Ethical? The Situation: Allen Franks‚ President of Cash Connections‚ a short-term cash lending firm realized that the most profitable endeavor in the check-cashing store industry is to set up stores in towns where no check-cash stores exist. Setting up Cash Connections in these places‚ his business became one of the leading companies in his industry by the mid to late 1990’s. The payday industry grew
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I. INTRODUCTION Statement of Cash Flow (Cash Flow Statement) describes the changes in the cash position of a company during specific period of time. In business as in personal finance‚ cash flows are essential to solvency. Solvency can be described as the degree to which the current assets of an individual or entity exceed the current liabilities of that individual or entity. Cash flow is crucial to an entity’s survival. Having ample cash on hand will ensure that creditors‚ employees and others
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you have had your whole life policy long enough to have accrued cash value‚ yes‚ you can cash it in. But‚ it might be wiser to borrow against it instead or look into other options. Cashing it in means you are cancelling the policy. If this is your only life insurance policy‚ it means you no longer have life insurance coverage. Whole Life and Cash Value Although there are different kinds of whole life‚ they all accrue a cash value. This makes them different from term insurance. The cash value of whole
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Positive/favourable (better than expected) or * Adverse/unfavourable ( worse than expected) A favourable variance might mean that: * Costs were lower than expected in the budget‚ or * Revenue/profits were higher than expected By contrast‚ an adverse variance might arise because: * Costs were higher than expected * Revenue/profits were lower than expected What causes budget variance? There are four key reasons and it is important that good managers recognise the differences‚ because
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cash Budget: A document (or electronic spreadsheet) that shows the timing of cash flows into and out of the company. Pro Forma Statements: A projected income statement (for the next several months) and balance sheet (at the end of the forecasted time period). The Cash Budget One of the major functions of corporate finance is to anticipate the need for funds in the company. Although there are several methods for forecasting these needs‚ the cash budget is the most accurate (and most commonly
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The Nature of Business – IMAX This business report will analyse and explain certain significant areas in business environment in reference to the Sydney IMAX Theatre. We will look at the business life cycle‚ the main elements of the business’s environment‚ the internal and external influences on the business and the social responsibilities of the business. 1. Classify the business and summarise its stage in the business life cycle‚ include a brief history The Sydney IMAX Theatre is a large privately
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Cash Connection Payday Loans Strategy‚ Ethics and Forces 1. What is Cash Connections strategy? * Differentiate itself from competitors to gain the largest piece of the $40 billion dollars of paid lending that the United States industry has to offer‚ while adhering to government restrictions and meeting customer’s needs. Reference: Thompson‚ Peteraf‚ Gamble‚ and Strickland. P. (2010). Crafting and Executing Strategy: The Quest For Competitive Advantage Concepts and Cases (18th ed
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Week 4 Cash Budget Homework Assignment You are the owner of a shop in your local mall that sells shirts. You buy your shirts from wholesalers‚ mark them up and sell them to the public. Below is data on your business you have collected. Annual Sales of your business 2‚000‚000 All sales are cash sales Inventory Purchases made 60 days before sales made Shirt price is 100 percent markup from wholesale price (Wholesale price as percentage of sale price) = 50% Sales for January
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information does the cash flow statement provide that you cannot see in the other financial statements (income statement‚ balance sheet‚ owner’s equity)? What elements of the cash flow statement do you think are most important for company management to monitor and why? Is this different for investors? The cash flow statement reports a company’s inflow and outflow of cash. While an income statement provides the information about whether or not a company made a profit‚ a cash flow statement can tell
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Cash Flow University of Phoenix Cash Flow “The statement of cash flows reports the cash receipts‚ cash payments‚ and net change in cash resulting from operating‚ investing‚ and financing activities during a period” (Weygandt‚ Kimmel‚ & Kieso‚ 2010‚ p. 614). Companies are required to prepare a statement of cash flow because it contains important information about the company that deems useful for external sources‚ such as investors‚ to make educated decisions about a company. The
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