DISCUSSION BLOCK # 1 Cash Conversion Cycle and the Operating Cycle

1. Cash Conversion Cycle and the Operating Cycle, what are they? (definition & purpose)
2. Give the formulas for each, and then define/describe how they should/are used within the decision-making process.

DISCUSSION BLOCK # 3 Working Capital

1. Define what it is and how it is calculated. (Working Capital)
2. And then what would be the sweet spot between not having enough working capital or having too much working capital?
3. And define/describe why these extremes, too little or too much, are NOT desirable results.

DISCUSSION BLOCK # 4 Terms 2/10, n/30 for example

1. So what is this, what does it mean, the 2, the 10, the n, the 30?
2. Then why are we doing this, what is a company's rationale for so doing?