Business Studies Unit 2 -Finance

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Define retained profit
profit kept in the business after tax and dividends have been paid
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Define selling unwanted assets
to pay for expansion or pay of debts
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Define share issue
selling shares of a company to pay for LT expansion
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define loan
money from banks for ST or LT purposes
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4 finance strategies for large businesses
share issue, retained profit, loan and selling unwanted assets
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advantages and disadvantages of retained profit
no interest+no loss of control however business may expand and still not be profitable or when profit is low the growth is slow
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advantages and disadvantages of selling unwanted assets
no interest+no loss of control however assets are no longer owned and could have tax
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Advantages and disadvantages of share issue
share capital doesn't have to be paid+no interest however dividends are expected by shareholders+may be loss of control
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advantages and disadvantages of loans
no loss of control+lower interest rate than overdraft however interest could be high and must be repaid
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define profit and loss accounts
shows how much a firm earned from selling goods or services and how much its paid out in costs
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the purpose of a profit and loss account
see if a profit or loss was made, how much cash is flowing in and out and when suppliers+taxes need to be paid
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What the profit and loss account shows
product sold and value of item, equipment+assets purchased and wage+other labour costs
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Define sales revenue
value of sales revenue increases when number of units sold increases
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sales revenue equation
no of goods sold x price of product
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define cost of sales
cost of the business of the goods sold
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equation for cost of sales
opening stock + purchases - closing stock
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equation for gross profit
sales revenue - cost of sales
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equation for new profit
gross profit - overheads (expenses)
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define overheads
expenses of the business that aren't part of production e.g.- rent or salaries
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equation for gross profit margin
gross profit divided by revenue x 100
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equation for new profit margin
net profit divided by revenue x 100
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how to increase gross profit margin
business can increase margin by increasing price or reducing cost of sales making higher profit on each pound of sales
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how to increase new profit margin
increase price of goods, cost of sales decrease or reduction in overheads
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define balance sheet
financial statement showing businesses assets, liabilities and capital on a particular date
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define fixed and current assets
fixed- last long time+expensive (e.g. buildings) current- used and replaced regularly (e.g. stocks or raw materials)
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define current liabilities and debentures
current- short term payment to debtor debenture- long term loan
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define capital
amount invested in the business by the owner
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Define share price
price of shares
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how to interpret a balance sheet
analyse using current ratio+acid test ratio to show liquidity
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define liquidity
refers to businesses ability to pay of ST debts
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Define liquidity assets
assets held on cash form
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Define working capital
money used for day to day running of the business
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current ratio equation
current assets divided by current liabilities
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how to improve current ratio
increase value of profitable sales and turn overdraft into LT loans (reducing ST liabilities and increasing capital)
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acid test ratio equation
current assets - stock divided by current liabilities
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Define selling unwanted assets

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Define share issue

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define loan

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4 finance strategies for large businesses

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