The Learning Journal is a space where you should reflect upon what was learned during the week and how it applies to your daily life and will help you with your life (career) goals. This past week, I have started a course to become a Mortgage Agent in Canada. I am hoping my degree in Business Administration thru University of the People; will help me on this new turn of career that I’m looking forward to lately. Since I have started the course, I have had two calls from potential employers. One of which Northwood Mortgage, I have had an offer to come in and meet with him once I am done the course. I am just trying to find an equilibrium between my current course, and the mortgage agent course. The housing market is hot right now in the Toronto and surrounding area. I’m told there could be a lot of good money made in arranging the mortgages on these residential sales. For this week’s reflection, please write three complete and well composed paragraphs and, in your own words (do not quote from a book or website) explain what working capital is and why it is important for a business. As an example, describe a business that operates where you live and describe how knowing what the working capital of that company would be useful to the business leaders of that company and to outside investors. Analytically, the working capital formula is as follows: Working Capital = Current Assets – Current Liabilities. If a business entity has a negative balance as far as working capital that
3)Working Capital : Working Capital is considering what the best way would be in terms of a management for short-term resources and obligations. The concept of this decision focuses on if it is possible to maintain enough capital for payments of its bills including and extra money earned as interest. Current assets and current liabilities are considered as the part of this decision.
“Real estate is a year-round opportunity to help countless people realize the American dream” (“Why Real Estate”, 2012). Eighty-five percent of buyers believe that home purchases are good financial investments, and a majority of homebuyers and sellers rely on the services and expertise of real estate professionals to assist them with their transactions (Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, 2010). “The primary job description for an agent is communicating with potential clients to determine what kind of property they are looking for” (Richard, 2012). This means, setting up interviews with clients to see if the agents firm possesses property that meets the client’s specific needs. Once it is apparent exactly what the client is looking for, the agent sets appointments to show houses to clients and many times the agent physically accompanies couples while showing off properties.
A self-reflective journal is a good way to keep records and reflect upon what happened during a lesson. I plan to, at the end of each day, jot down a few comments about what worked in my lessons, what didn’t work, and how I would modify the lesson to better support my students’ development. As this information will be recorded, I can always come back to it for reference when preparing future lessons. I also plan to often read the information on this journal so I can constantly remind myself of what strategies worked and what strategies didn’t work.
| Resource: The Lawrence Sports Simulation located at https://ecampus.phoenix.edu/secure/resource/vendors/tata/sims/finance/finance_simulation1.html Create at least three alternative working capital policies that reduce future difficulties, and make a recommendation on which policy Lawrence Sports should follow. Your recommendation must include:
The journals I have written came from my four years of high school English. Everyday I came to class there would be a topic on the board. I took five minutes each day to write about the given topic. It was brainstorming and giving our input on whatever the topic was. I think
Before my research I thought that I already knew what it took to have a career in the business world. I found that there are many objectives that I have to overcome before starting my career. By doing my research, I have came to the conclusion that owning a business is not for me. I have found a new love for real estate and everything it has to offer, career wise. A real estate agent would be the perfect job for me. An agent’s main responsibility is to help a client in the process of buying, selling, renting, or leasing a piece of real estate.
Working capital is the money that a company has after paying off its current liabilities and with which it can finance its operating and working capital requirements. The higher a number the better a company is able to pay off its debt and have cash for meeting its financial obligations. The current ratio is used to gauge a company 's ability to pay back its short-term liabilities (debt and payables) with its short-term assets (cash, inventory, receivables). The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations. A ratio under 1 suggests that the company would be unable to pay off its obligations if they came due at that point. The current ratio denotes the efficiency of a company 's operating cycle or its ability to turn its products into cash, which is a key requirement for business success. Quick ratio is an indicator of a company 's short-term liquidity. The quick ratio measures a company 's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets, essentially cash and cash equivalents. The higher the quick ratio, the better the financial position of the company in terms of its ability to meet its liabilities.
Working capital is the key to a successful business. It is like their blood flow and the manager’s job is to help keep it flowing. Under the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles working capital is simply the difference between a company’s Current Assets, which are cash, inventory, accounts receivable and prepaid items, and Current Liabilities, accounts payable and accrued expenses.
Buying or selling a house or an apartment is one of the biggest decisions of a person’s life. And when selling or establishing a price for real estate, people seek out real estate agents to do the dirty work. A real estate agent has to convince a prospective homeowner that he or she is trustworthy and knowledgeable. In many ways, the agent acts as a counselor to individuals and families about to embark on a huge commitment. Real estate agents have a thorough knowledge or real estate market in their community. They
A mortgage broker pinpoints what your financial goals are in regards to buying a home and then works to find mortgage lending options that match those goals. You can look through the available options and find the one that works best for you.
Analyze the fundamental differences between the working capital structures and components for each chosen company, and speculate upon the main reasons why such differences exist.
This paper will seek to provide an overview of the real estate process and its affects on the real estate agent. An agent needs to be knowledgable about the steps required to make a sale, and the risks involved when the sale does not go as planned. Real estate sales require much of the agent, including sacrifices in their personal lives and in their financial stability. Agents must be teachable and willing to seek to see others succeed. A successful real estate sale consists of many steps, sacrifices to personal time, and an agent’s ability to work well with others while remaining incredibly flexible.
Net Working Capital Requirements JohnBoy Industries has a cash balance of $45,000, accounts payable of $125,000, inventory of $175,000, accounts receivable of $210,000, notes payable of $120,000, and accrued wages and taxes of $37,000. How much net working capital does the firm need to fund? (LG2)
Working capital is the excess of a company’s current assets over its current liabilities. Financially healthy firms have positive working capitals.
As a shrewd financial analyst you observe that the net working capital of the firm has typically been about 20% of the annual revenues. How would you incorporate this observation into the analysis?