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A business man who wants to start a manufacturing concern approaches you to suggest him whether following manufacturing concerns would require large or small working capital: (i) Bread (ii) Sugar (iii) Coolers (iv) Furniture manufacturing against specific orders; and (v) Motor car Give your view point with reasons in each of the above cases. |
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Answer» (i) Bread: A small amount of working capital is needed as the product is sold for cash or at very short credit and have a quick cash turnover (ii) Sugar: A large amount of working capital is needed because the ratio of raw material of the total cost is quite high and the raw materials availability is seasonal. (iii) Coolers: It is a seasonal product. Therefore, it requires large amount of working capital to store the output during the non-seasonal period. (iv) Furniture manufacturing against specific order: It requires small working capital as it is quickly converted into cash sales and many times advance from customers is also available. (v) Motor car: A large amount of working capital is required because the gestation period is long. |
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