Financial Planing (стр. 2 из 3)
6. A firm that offers credit to its customers may find an imbalance in its ... .
7. A second major need for ... financing that is related to a firm's cash-flow problem is ... .
8. The borrowed money is used to buy ... and ... , to pay ... and to cover ... until the goods are sold.
IV. Translate into English.
1. Финансовый менеджмент состоит из тех видов деятельности (activities), которые относятся к получению денег и эффективному их использованию.
2. Краткосрочное финансирование — это деньги, которые будут использоваться в течение одного года или менее (less).
3. Существуют (there are) многие потребности краткосрочного финансирования, но движение наличности и товарные запасы представляют (are) две основные проблемы.
4. Товарные запасы требуют значительного инвестирования для большинства производителей, оптовых торговцев и розничных торговцев.
5. Занятые деньги возвращаются (is repaid) из дохода от продаж.
V.. Answer the questions.
1. Is money needed to start a business?
2. When may temporary financing be needed?
3. What kinds (виды) of financing do you know?
4. What is short-term financing?
5. What is cash flow?
6. What is the ideal cash flow?
7. What can cause a cash flow problem?
8. Does inventory require considerable investment for most manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers?
9. Why do manufacturers often need short-term financing?
10. For what purpose (цель) is the borrowed money often used by the manufacturers?
11. When is the borrowed money usually repaid?
12. What is long-term financing? , .:
13. For what purpose is long-term financing needed?
14. Are the amounts of long-term financing greater than those of short-term financing?
VI. Make up a written abstract of the above text.
VII. Retell the prepared abstract.
Unit 6
Sources of Unsecured Financing
Unsecured financing is financing for which collateral is not required. Most short-term financing is unsecured. Sources of unsecured short-term financing include trade credits, promissory notes, bank loans, commercial papers, and commercial drafts.
1. TRADE CREDIT
Wholesalers may provide financial aid to retailers by allowing them thirty to sixty days (or more) in which to pay for merchandise. This delayed payment, which may also be granted by manufacturers, is a form of credit known as trade credit or the open account. More specifically, trade credit is a payment delay that a supplier grants to its customers.
Between 80 and 90 percent of all transactions between businesses involve some trade credit. Typically, the purchased goods are delivered along with a bill (or invoice) that states the credit terms. If the amount is paid on time, no interest is generally charged. In fact, the seller may offer a cash discount to encour-. age prompt payment. The terms of a cash discount are specified on the invoice.
2. PROMISSORY NOTES ISSUED TO SUPPLIERS
A promissory note is a written pledge by a borrower to pay a certain sum of money to a creditor at a specified future date. Unlike trade credit, however, promissory notes usually require the borrower to pay interest. Although repayment periods may extend to one year, most promissory notes specify 60 to 180 days. The customer buying on credit is called the maker and is the party that
issues the note. The business selling the merchandise on credit is called the payee.
A promissory note offers two important advantages to the firm extending the credit. First, a promissory note are negotiable instruments that can be sold when the money is needed immediately.
3. UNSECURED BANK LOANS
Commercial banks offer unsecured short-term loans to their customers at interest rates that vary with each borrower's credit rating. The prime interest rate (sometimes called the preference rate) is the lowest rate charged by a bank for a short-term loan. This lowest rate is generally reserved for large corporations with excellent credit ratings. Organizations with good to high credit ratings may have to pay the prime rate plus 4 percent. Of course, if the banker feels loan repayment may be a problem, the borrower's loan application may be rejected.
Banks generally offer short-term loans through promissory notes. Promissory notes that are written to banks are similar to those discussed in the last section.
4. COMMERCIAL PAPER
A commercial paper is a short-term promissory note issued by a large corporations. A commercial paper is secured only by the reputation of the issuing firm; no collateral is involved. It is usually issued in large denominations, ranging from $5,000 to $100,000. Corporations issuing commercial papers pay interest rates slightly below those charged by commercial banks. Thus, issuing a commercial paper is cheaper than getting short-term financing from a bank.
Large firms with excellent credit reputations can quickly raise large sums of money. They may issue commercial paper totaling millions of dollars. However, a commercial paper is not without risks. If the issuing corporation later has severe financing problems, it may not be able to repay the promised amounts.
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5. COMMERCIAL DRAFTS
A commercial draft is a written order requiring a customer (the drawee) to pay a specified sum of money to a supplier (the drawer) for goods or services. It is often used when the supplier is insure about the customer's credit standing.
In this case, the draft is similar to an ordinary check with one exception: The draft is filled out by the seller and not the buyer. A sight draft is a commercial draft that is payable on demand -whenever the drawer wishes to collect. A time draft is a commercial draft on which a payment date is specified. Like promissory notes, drafts are negotiable instruments that can be discounted or used as collateral for a loan.
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Exercises
I. Translate into Russian.
Source; unsecured financing; promissory note; commercial draft; trade credit; loan; commercial paper; transaction; delayed payment; credit terms; pay interest; interest rate; invoice; amount; prompt payment; written pledge; sum of money; borrower; repayment period; buy on credit; deliver; provide aid; maker; payee; offer loans; credit rating; prime interest rate; questionable credit rating; large denomination; raise large sums of money; drawee; drawer; credit standing; sight draft; time draft; collateral; commercial draft.
II. Find the English equivalents.
Ссуда; давать ссуду; процент; процентная ставка; необеспеченное финансирование; покупать в кредит; условия кредита; счет-фактура; основная сумма; деловая операция; торговый кредит; долговое обязательство; коммерческая бумага; тратта (переводной вексель); условия; обеспечение (залог) ; заемщик; трассат (лицо, на которое выставлена тратта); трассант (лицо, выписавшее переводной вексель-тратту) ; кредитоспособность; тратта (вексель) на предъявителя; срочная тратта.
III. Fill in each blank with a suitable word or word combination.
1. Trade credit is a payment... that a supplier grants to its customers.
2. The invoice that's ....
3. A promissory note is a written ... by a borrower to pay a certain sum of money at a specified date.
. 4. The customer buying on credit is called ... and is the party that issues the promissory note.
5. The business selling the merchandise on credit is called ....
6. Most promissory notes are... that can be sold when money is needed immediately.
7. The prime interest rate is the lowest rate charged by a bank for... loan.
8. A commercial paper is ... issued by a large corporation.
9. A commercial paper is secured only by the ... of the issuing . firm.
10. Issuing a commercial paper is ... than getting short-term financing from a bank.
11. A commercial draft is a written... requiring a drawee to pay a specified sum of money to the ... for goods or services.
12. A sight draft is a commercial draft that is payable on ....
13. A ... is a commercial draft on which a payment date is specified. 14. Like promissory notes drafts can be used as ... for a loan.
IV. Translate into English.
1. Источники необеспеченного краткосрочного финансирования включают торговые кредиты, долговые обязательства, банковские ссуды, краткосрочные долговые обязательства (кредитно-денежные документы) и тратты (переводные векселя).
2. Торговый кредит — это отсрочка платежа, которую поставщик предоставляет своим клиентам.
3. Долговое обязательство — это письменное обязательство заемщика уплатить определенную сумму денег кредитору.
4. В отличие от торгового кредита долговые обязательства требуют, чтобы заемщик платил проценты.
5. Коммерческие банки предоставляют необеспеченные краткосрочные ссуды своим клиентам, которые меняются в зависимости от (with) кредитоспособности каждого заемщика.
6. Коммерческая бумага — это краткосрочное долговое обязательство, выпускаемое крупными корпорациями. .
7. Коммерческая бумага не имеет специального (special) обеспечения.
8. Тратта (переводной вексель) —это письменный приказ, требующий, чтобы трассат (лицо, на которое выставлена тратта) уплатил конкретную сумму денег поставщику за товары или услуги.
9. Тратта часто используется, когда поставщик не уверен в кредитоспособности клиента.
V. Answer the questions.
1. What is unsecured financing?
2. What are the sources of unsecured short-term financing?
3. What is a trade credit?
4. What is the difference between a promissory note and trade credit?
5. In what case a loan application may be rejected by a bank?
6. What is a commercial paper secured by?
7. Why issuing a commercial paper is cheaper than getting short-term financing from a bank?
8. What is a commercial draft?
9. Can commercial drafts be used as collaterals for loans?
VI. Make up a written abstract of the above text.
VII. Retell the prepared abstract.
Unit7
Accounting
1. GENERAL DEFINITION OF ACCOUNTING
Today, it is impossible to manage a business operation without accurate and timely accounting information. Managers and employees, lenders, suppliers, stockholders, and government agencies all rely on the information contained in two financial statements. These two reports — the balance sheet and the income statement — are summaries of a firm's activities during a specific time period. They represent the results of perhaps tens of thousands of transactions that have occurred during the accounting period.
Accounting is the process of systematically collecting, analyzing, and reporting financial information. The basic product that an accounting firm sells is information needed for the clients.
Many people confuse accounting with bookkeeping. Bookkeeping is a necessary part of accounting. Bookkeepers are responsible for recording (or keeping) the financial data that the accounting system processes.
The primary users of accounting information are managers. The firm's accounting system provides the information dealing with revenues, costs, accounts receivables, amounts borrowed and owed, profits, return on investment, and the like. This information can be compiled for the entire firm; for each product; for each sales territory, store, or individual salesperson; for each division or department; and generally in any way that will help those who manage the organization. Accounting information helps man-
agers plan and set goals, organize, motivate, and control. Lenders and suppliers need this accounting information to evaluate credit risks. Stockholders and potential investors need the information to evaluate soundness of investments, and government agencies need it to confirm tax liabilities, confirm payroll deductions, and approve new issues of stocks and bonds. The firm's accounting system must be able to provide all this information, in the required form.
2. THE BASIS FOR THE ACCOUNTING PROCESS
The basis for the accounting process is the accounting equation. It shows the relationship among the firm's assets, liabilities, and owner's equity.
Assets are the items of value that a firm owns — cash, inventories, land, equipment, buildings, patents, and the like.
Liabilities are the firm's debts and obligations — what it owes to others.
Owner's equity is the difference between a firm's assets and its liabilities — what would be left over for the firm's owners if its assets were used to pay off its liabilities.
The relationship among these three terms is the following:
Owners' equity = assets - liabilities
(The owners' equity is equal to the assets minus the liabilities)
For a sole proprietorship or partnership, the owners' equity is shown as the difference between assets and liabilities. In a partnership, each partner's share of the ownership is reported separately by each owner's name. For a corporation, the owners' equity is usually referred to as stockholders' equity or shareholders'equity. It is shown as the total value of its stock, plus retained earnings that have accumulated to date.
By moving the above three terms algebraically, we obtain the standard form of the accounting equation:
Assets = liabilities + owners' equity
(The assets are equal to the liabilities plus the owners' equity)
3. A BALANCE SHEET
A balance sheet (or statement of financial position), is a summary of a firm's assets, liabilities, and owners' equity accounts at a particular time, showing the various money amounts that enter into the accounting equation. The balance sheet must demonstrate that the accounting equation does indeed balance. That is, it must show that the firm's assets are equal to its liabilities plus its owners' equity. The balance sheet is prepared at least once a year. Most firms also have balance sheets prepared semi-annually, quarterly, or monthly.