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प्रश्न

Explain the following as factor affecting the requirements of fixed capital:

Choice of technique

उत्तर

Choice of technique: A company may use labour-intensive or capital-intensive techniques. A company using capital-intensive techniques will require larger fixed assets, whereas a company using labour-intensive technique will require less fixed assets.

Capital-intensive organisation ⇒ Higher investment in fixed assets

Labour-intensive organisation ⇒ Lower investment in fixed assets

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संबंधित प्रश्न

Match the pairs 

Group A

Group B

a. Fixed Capital

1. Owned Capital

b, Overdraft facility

2. Bearer document

c. Share certificate

3. Investment in fixed assets

d. Debentures

4. Current Account

e. Return on shares

5. Application Money

 

 

 

 

 

6. Dividend

7. Investment in current assets

8. Borrowed capital

9. Savings Account

10. Registered Document


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The Return on Investment (ROI) of a company ranges between 10 - 12% for the past three years. To finance its future fixed capital needs, it has the following options for borrowing debt:
Option ‘A’: Rate of interest 9%
Option ‘B’: Rate of interest 13%

Which source of debt, ‘Option A’ or ‘Option B’, is better? Give reasons in support of your answer. Also, state the concept being used in taking the decision.


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Dhaval Acharya, after acquiring a bachelor’s degree in Hotel Management joined his father’s chain of vegetarian restaurants in Ahmednagar. Being young and enterprising, he suggested his father to add a new section of vegetarian bakery items which required an investment of ₹ 5 crores. His father Mr. Aariketh Acharya suggested him to take the decision with caution and understood everything comprehensively as bad decision may damage the financial fortune of business.

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