BUS650 Managerial Finance WK 3

Week 3 Discussion 1

Working Capital

Read the journal article, “Businesses Seeking Working Capital-Survey.” Based on the information presented in the article, discuss the following:

How should a business use working capital analysis?

Which is more important to the short-term lender: the stock of cash or the flow of cash?

Is it possible in today's business to operate with no current liabilities?

Biery, M.E. (2013, April 12). Businesses seeking working capital—survey. Forbes. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/sageworks/2013/04/12/businesses-seeking-working-capital-survey/

Week 3 Discussion 2

Capital Rationing

Compare and contrast the Internal Rate of Return (IRR), the Net Present Value (NPV) and Payback approaches to capital rationing. Which do you think is better? Why?  Provide examples and evidence from two articles from ProQuest to support your position. Your post should be 200-250 words in length.

Week 3 Journal

Capital Budgeting

Review the following video:

INTELECOM. (Producer). Capital Budgeting. [Video File]. Retrieved from the Intelecom Video Library.

Critically reflect on the importance of capital budgeting. Why is this such a heated subject in many boardrooms? How does capital budgeting promote the financial health of an organization? How will you use the financial techniques you have learned this week to promote the financial health of your organization?