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Chapter 6 Midterm Study
NYU Wagner Core Course
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Finance
Graduate
02/23/2006

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zero balance accounts
Definition
account at a concentration bank that uses a daily sweep to maintain a zero dollar balance--all accounts are at a zero balance expecte the concentration account
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working capital management
Definition
Management of the current assets and current liabilities of the organization
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working capital
Definition
Organziation's current assets and current liabilities
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unsecured notes
Definition
loans that do not have any collateral
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treasury bill
Definition
a debt security issued by the us government with a maturity of three months to one year
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trade credit
Definition
accounts payable. These are generally interest free for a period of time
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repurchase agreements
Definition
repo. Short-term investment collateralized by securities.
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notes payable
Definition
written document representing a loan
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net working capital
Definition
current assets less current liabilities
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negotiable certificate of deposit
Definition
certificate of deposit that can be transferred from one party to another
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money market
Definition
the market for short term marketable securities or the market for short-term debt instruments
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just in time inventory
Definition
approach that calls for the arrival of inventory just as it is needed, resulting in zero inventory levels
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equity
Definition
ownership
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economic order quantity
Definition
EOQ, approach to determine the balance between ordering costs and carrying costs
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derivatives
Definition
Securities whose value is derived from the value of something else.
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current liabilities
Definition
those obligations that are expected to be paid within one year
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current assets
Definition
resources the organization has that either are cash or can be converted to cash with one yer or that will be used up within one year (short term assets/near term assets)
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commercial paper
Definition
form of short-term borrowing in which the borrower issues a financial security that can be traded by the lender to someone else
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certificate of deposit (CD)
Definition
Bank deposit with a fixed maturity term
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carrying costs of inventory
Definition
capital costs and out-of-pocket costs related to holding inventory. Capital cost represents the lost interest because money is tied up in inventory. Out of pocket costs include such expenses as insurance on the value of inventory, annual inspections, and obsolescence of inventory.
Term
bad debts
Definition
operating expense related to services provided to customers who ultimately do not pay, though they are expected to.
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accrual accounting
Definition
accounting system that matches revenues and related epxenses in the same fiscal year by recording revenues in the year in which they become earned, whether received or not and the expenses related to generating those revenues in the same year.
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