TOPIC: AVENUES OF ACQUIRING A BUSINESS 1. Describe and explain the avenues of acquiring a business, with examples; your focus
should be on Franchising, outsourcing and leasing.
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1.1. You should also:
1.2. Outline the advantages and disadvantages of the different avenues of acquiring a
business.
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1.3. Outline the contractual implications of the different avenues of acquiring a
business.
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Afirm wants to strengthen its financial position. which of the following actions would increase its current ratio? a. reduce the company's days' sales outstanding to the industry average and use the resulting cash savings to purchase plant and equipment.b. use cash to repurchase some of the company's own stock.c. borrow using short-term debt and use the proceeds to repay debt that has a maturity of more than one year.d. issue new stock, then use some of the proceeds to purchase additional inventory and hold the remainder as cash.e. use cash to increase inventory holdings.