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Question
Explain the following as factors affecting the requirement of working capital:
The credit allowed and availed
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Solution
The credit allowed and availed: Credit means allowing the sale of goods without immediate cash payment, and hence, the number of debtors increases and in turn the requirement of working capital will increase. A strict credit policy will reduce the requirement of working capital.
Credit allowed
Liberal credit policy ⇒ High working capital
Strict credit policy ⇒ Low working capital
Credit availed
Difficult to avail credit from suppliers ⇒ High working capital
Easy to avail credit from suppliers ⇒ Low working capital
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