Essentials of Corporate Finance (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259277214
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2, Problem 6CTCR
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To discuss: Whether having a negative cash flow from the assets of the firm is a good or a bad sign.
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Cash flow refers to the difference between the money that comes in and goes out of the firm. Cash flow from assets refers to the difference between the revenues from the sale of assets and the money invested in purchasing the assets. A cash flow from assets is negative if the investment in the purchase of assets is more than the revenue from the sale of assets.
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Essentials of Corporate Finance (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
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