Assignment
APA Style
Length: 1.5 pages
The components of a firm's working capital are cash, accounts receivable, inventory, and accounts payable. Any chief financial officer's (CFO's) objective is to ensure that current assets less current liabilities-known as net working capital-is a positive number while also not having an excess of money tied up in nonproductive activities.
Write a memo to your CFO about the following:
• How does managing the following components of working capital becomes more of a challenge when dealing internationally than domestically?
o Accounts receivable
o Inventory
• Be sure to include examples of each case.