Chapter 1

Question 1

is an area of financial decision-making harmonizing individual motives and enterprise goals.

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Financial Management

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It is mainly concerned with the effective fund management in business.

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Financial Management

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deals with the procurement of funds and their effective utilization in the business as an application of general managerial principles in financial decision-making.

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Financial Management

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the art and science of managing money

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Finance

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study of how to make good decisions that involve money.

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finance

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Functions of finance

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Analysis
Decision Making

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how a firm should make good financial decisions

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Corporate Finance

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how an individual should make good financial decisions

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Personal Finance

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How we should make good decisions involving financial investments

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Investments and Portfolio Management

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It is about how the financial markets should be organized and how financial institutions should be managed in such a way that they provide the most benefit to the economy

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Financial Markets and institutions

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What are the areas of finance

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Corporate Finance
Personal Finance
Investment and Portfolio Management
Financial Markets and Institutions
Public Finance

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it is about taxes, spending, balancing the budget, and financing public debt

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Public Finance

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Importance of financial Management

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Improve profitability
Increase the value of the firm
Promoting savings
Financial planning
Acquisition of funds
Proper use of funds
Financial decision

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is one of the emerging areas which provides immense opportunity to finance and economical areas

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Economics

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records the financial information of the business

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Accounting

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modern approaches of the financial management applied large number of mathematical and statistical tools and techniques. They are also called as

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Econometrics

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It is the operational part of the business which helps to multiply the money into profit

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Production Management

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produced goods are sold in the market with innovative and modern approaches.

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Marketing

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Financial management is also related to human resource department which provides manpower to all the functional areas of the management

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Human Resources

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Scope of financial management

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Economics
Accounting
Mathematics
Production Management
Marketing
Human Resources

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Functional Areas of modern financial Management

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Determining financial needs
Choosing the sources of funds
financial analysis and interpretation
Cost-volume-profit analysis
working capital management
Dividend Policy
Capital Budgeting

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Financial manager should determine the financial needs of the business

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Determining financial needs

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institution that can provide long-term funds

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Choosing the sources of funds

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profitability, liquidity, short-term and long-term financial position of the business

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Financial analysis and interpretation

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Fixed costs, variable costs, and semi-variable costs have to be analyzed

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Cost-volume-profit analysis

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part of the firm’s capital which is required for financing short-term assets such as cash, receivables, and inventories.

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Working Capital Management

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Estimating the financial viability of capital investment over the life of the investment

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Capital Budgeting

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Organization of the finance functions

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Investment Decision Financing Decision Dividend Decision

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it relates to the selection of assets in which funds are invested by the firm

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Investment Decision

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two categories of investment decisions

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Long term assets short term assets

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yield a return over a period of time in the future

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Long term assets

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convertible into cash in the normal course of business, usually within a year.

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Short term assets

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decisions as to how to raise the funds to pay for investment in assets. It determines the best financial mix of the firm.

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Financing Decisions

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two types of financing decisions

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Capital Structure theory Capital structure decisions

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decisions as to how much, how frequently, and in what form to return cash to owners

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Dividend decisions

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Objectives of financial Market

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Profit maximization Wealth Maximization

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It aims at maximizing the profit of the business

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Profit Maximization

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one of the modern approaches that involves the latest innovations and improvements in the business.

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Wealth Maximization

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It is also known as value maximization or net present worth maximization

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Wealth Maximization

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is forward-looking and based on cash flows

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Financial Management

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historic in nature and focuses on profit rather than cash

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Financial Accounting

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concerned with raising funds and providing a return to investors

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Financial Management

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primarily concerned with the provision of information for management to assist it in making decisions within the company.

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Management Accounting