Assuming That a Firm Has Done All It Can to Stimulate

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Assuming that a firm has done all it can to stimulate customers to pay promptly and to select vendors offering the most attractive and flexible credit terms, it can further speed collections and slow disbursements by taking advantage of the "float" existing in the collection and payment systems.

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Definitions:

Demand Function

A mathematical representation that describes the relationship between the quantity of a good demanded and its price, among other variables.

Inverse Demand Function

A representation of demand that expresses price as a function of quantity, rather than the conventional demand function which expresses quantity demanded as a function of price.

Price Elasticity

Measures the responsiveness of quantity demanded or supplied to a change in price.

Wealth

The abundance of valuable resources or valuable material possessions, including the total of all financial assets minus any liabilities.