John Wilson, CEO of Ace Business Stuff, was thinking about several of the issues that he discussed earlier that day with his controller, Tom Sampson, and what Tom told him: “Giving our customers an additional 30 days to pay, relaxing collections and neglecting the sale of inventory already on hand, isn’t a very sound strategy.”…
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Business Finance | The Big River | Chapter 3 – What if our loan collateral doesn’t cut it?
Tom Sampson, the controller for Ace Business Stuff, was in his office considering how to explain to John Wilson, the Company’s CEO, the issues related to the Company’s borrowing capacity and the weaknesses in the Company’s Balance Sheet. Tom pulled together several schedules for his meeting with his CEO that afternoon, but was still struggling…
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What happens if we run out of cash? “John, are you ready for our meeting? We said yesterday that we were going to meet to go over our financial projections and review a possible bank proposal.” “I’ll be right there, Tom,” John Wilson, company CEO said to his controller. John reflected on their conversation…
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“We’re broke,” Tom mumbled to himself. Tom Sampson is the controller of Ace Business Stuff and was reviewing his latest calculations about their cash flow. “What do you mean, we’re broke?” Tom looked up sheepishly to see John Wilson standing in his doorway. He fingered his collar and turned to address the company’s CEO. “We…
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