When customers of Trankent Corp., an equipment manufacturing unit, buy equipment on credit and then delay making payments, they receive a bill from a collection agency. Which of the following sources for short-term financing is being used by Trankent Corp. in this scenario?

Bryce Diego, the president of the developing country of Glompacia, travels to various developed countries to meet the heads of multinational business corporations. He presents before them the factors that make Glompacia, which is also a tax haven, one of the easiest countries to do business in. Which of the following marketing strategies does this scenario best illustrate?

In the context of departmentalization, dividing employees into groups based on the commodities that a company offers is known as _____.

_____ refers to financing that arises during the natural course of business without the need for special arrangements.

Cash budgets normally cover a one-year period and show projected cash inflows and outflows for each month.

In the context of accounting for the time value of money, discount rate remains constant in a specified number of time periods.

_____ are very safe and highly liquid assets that can be converted into cash quickly and easily.

In the context of primary research tools, which of the following is an advantage of observation research over survey research?

The chief financial officer of NoveauNoir Production Company requests his accountant, Felipe, to prepare a customized report of the cost overruns at the company’s production facility in Los Angeles. In this scenario, Felipe is a managerial accountant.

Tunebeak, a fast food service chain, wants to introduce a new product. However, it lacks the financial support required to promote its product. Therefore, it sells its accounts receivables from its customers to a financing firm and is able to invest in the promotion of its product. Which of the following short-term financing options is being used by Tunebeak in the given scenario?