Personal Finance Chapter 8 Summary

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In chapter 8, I learned that working capital is an organizations total current asset. Cash, short-term securities, accounts receivable, inventories, and prepaid expense are examples of current assets. Working capital is made up of equity, net income, borrowed money, and the sale of a noncurrent asset. Working capital is important because it is what makes fixed or long term assets productive. Temporary working capital comes from equity, debt, or trade credit. Organizations must have cash on hand for the following reasons: transaction, precaution and speculation. Health care organizations use a cash budget to help manage cash flows. Compounding is used to determine the amount of income investments will generate. The present amount of money is