What Is Temporary Working Capital

question 48

Multiple Choice

What is temporary working capital?

• A) the amount that a firm must keep invested in its short-term assets to support its continuing operations
• B) the difference between the actual level of investment in short-term working capital needs and its permanent working capital investment
• C) the amount that a firm keeps invested in its short-term assets to support its continuing operations which are financed by short-term debt
• D) the amount that a firm keeps invested in its short-term assets to support its continuing operations which are financed by long-term debt

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Definitions:

Nonsufficient Funds Checks

Nonsufficient funds checks are checks that cannot be processed because the check writer's account does not have enough money to cover the amount.

Bank Reconciliation

The process of matching the balances in an entity's accounting records for a cash account to the corresponding information on a bank statement.

Outstanding Checks

Checks that have been written and recorded in the payer's accounting system but have not yet been cleared or cashed by the recipient.