Business Finance

Business Finance is that business activity which is concerned with the acquisition and conservation of capital funds in meeting financial needs and overall objectives of business enterprises.

Factors to Consider when Choosing a Source of Finance

There are many sources of finance available to a business. Finance is needed for several purposes and different purposes need sources of  finance which are most suitable to them. When choosing an appropriate source of finance some factors have to  be considered. The factors that need to be considered when choosing an appropriate source of finance are:
  1. The amount of money needed: This is the amount of finance the organisation wants to raise. Not all sources of finance provide all amounts of funds. Some sources are notable to raise large amounts of funds whereas others are not flexible enough to put up for the small sum of money the business requires.
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Decision Making Conditions

There are different conditions in which decisions are made. Managers sometimes have an almost perfect understanding of conditions surrounding a decision, but in other situations they may have little information about those conditions. So, the decision maker must know the conditions under which decisions are to be made. Generally, the decision maker makes decision under the condition of certainty, risk and uncertainty.

1. Certainty

Certainty is a condition under which the manager is well informed about possible alternatives and their outcomes. There is only one outcome for each choice. When the outcomes are known and their consequences are certain, the problem of decision is to compute the optimum outcome.… Read the rest

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Activity Based Costing (ABC)

Activity based costing (ABC) is a costing model that recognizes activities in a company and assigns the cost of each activity resource to all products and services according to the actual use by each: it assigns more indirect costs overhead into direct costs. In this method a company can exactly estimate the cost of its individual products and services for the purposes of recognizing and reducing those which are unbeneficial and lowering the prices of those which are overpriced. In a business organization, the Activity based costing method assigns an organization’s resource costs through activities to the products and services given to its consumers.… Read the rest

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How Financial Markets Helps Savers and Borrowers?

What are financial markets and why it is important for savers and borrowers? A financial market is a system that includes individuals and institutions, and procedures that together borrowers and savers and it is no matter where is the location between the savers and borrowers. The main role of the financial market is to facilitate the funds from the individuals and businesses that have the majority fund to individuals, businesses, and governments to fulfill their needs of income. The financial institution is a process used by an organization that provides various types of financial services to their customers. The government authorities have controlled and supervised the institution according to the rules and regulations.… Read the rest

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Sources of Finance

Finance is essential for a business’s operation, development and expansion. Finance is the core limiting factor for most businesses and therefore it is crucial for businesses to manage their financial resources properly. Finance is available to a business from a variety of sources both internal and external.  It is also crucial for businesses to  choose the most appropriate source of finance for its several needs as different sources have its own benefits and costs.
1. Personal Savings
This is the amount of personal money an owner, partner or shareholder of a business has at his disposal to do whatever he wants.
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Opportunity Cost of Capital

The opportunity cost of capital is defined as the return on capital which might be obtained by its employment when the central objective of planning policy is to use capital so its return to employment in any one investment is at least as high as its return from employment in any alternative investment. Similar to the cost of capital to equity shareholders, we have to allow for any risk differential.

In other words, the opportunity cost of capital is the marginal productivity of additional investment in the best alternative uses. It is, therefore, not surprising that the marginal productivity of capital in the private sector is frequently suggested as an appropriate value for the opportunity cost of capital to be used in public investment projects.… Read the rest

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