Controlling the Finances of a Business

accounts receivable additional advertising amortization amount of capital balance sheet bank loans bankers bond issue bondholders borrower budgetary control business cycle buying capital needed capital requirements cash receipts chapters collateral commercial banking commercial paper houses common stock concern conservative contract corporation cost current assets current liabilities customers debt deed of trust desirable determine disbursements discount company discussion dividends earnings estimated excess expenditures factors financial administration financial manager fixed assets fixed capital income increase industry interest rates inventory investment investor labor lease liquidation long-time loss manufacturing materials maturity ment merchandise method mortgage mortgage bonds necessary no-par stock obtained operations outstanding paid par value payable payment period of prosperity plans plant and equipment possible preferred stock problem procedure production department purchase ratio reserves result risk short-term notes short-time sinking fund sold stockholders surplus tion trade acceptance trend turnover usually