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Manish is engaged in the business of garment manufacturing. Generally he used to sell his garments in Delhi. Identify the working capital requirements of Manish giving reasons in support of your answer. Further, Manish wants to expand and diversify his garment business. Explain any two factors that will affect his Fixed capital requirements.

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The working capital requirement of Manish would be more as he is engaged in ‘Manufacturing Industry’. Manish needs more working capital because: In a Manufacturing Firm, requirement of Working Capital is large because operating cycle period is larger since: 

a. They carry large quantity of raw materials 

b. They carry large quantity of work in progress. 

Factors which will affect his Fixed Capital requirement are: 

a. Scale of Operations: A larger organization operating at a higher scale needs bigger plant, more space etc and therefore, requires bigger investment in fixed assets when compared with the small organizations. 

b. Diversification: 

  • A firm may choose to diversify its operations for various reasons. 
  • With diversification, fixed capital requirements increase, example a textile company is diversifying and starting a cement manufacturing plant. Obviously its investment in fixed capital will increase.


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