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According to [[Financial Management Theory and Practice by Eugene F. Brigham and Michael C. Ehrhardt (13th edition)]],
 
According to [[Financial Management Theory and Practice by Eugene F. Brigham and Michael C. Ehrhardt (13th edition)]],
 
:[[Working capital]]. A firm's investment in short-term assets—cash, marketable securities, inventory, and accounts receivable.
 
:[[Working capital]]. A firm's investment in short-term assets—cash, marketable securities, inventory, and accounts receivable.
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According to [[Fundamentals of Financial Management by Eugene F. Brigham and Joel F. Houston (15th edition)]],
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:[[Working capital]]. Current assets.
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According to [[Managerial Accounting by Braun, Tietz (5th edition)]],
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:[[Working capital]]. Current assets minus current liabilities; measures a business's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its current assets.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:59, 16 July 2020

Working capital is a firm's investment in short-term assets—cash, marketable securities, inventory, and accounts receivable.


Definitions

According to Financial Management Theory and Practice by Eugene F. Brigham and Michael C. Ehrhardt (13th edition),

Working capital. A firm's investment in short-term assets—cash, marketable securities, inventory, and accounts receivable.

According to Fundamentals of Financial Management by Eugene F. Brigham and Joel F. Houston (15th edition),

Working capital. Current assets.

According to Managerial Accounting by Braun, Tietz (5th edition),

Working capital. Current assets minus current liabilities; measures a business's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its current assets.

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