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Chapter 10

Reasons for holding cash

1.1 Objectives

Once again the company faces a balancing act:

Liquidity – ability to
pay bills as they fall
due and take
advantage of
opportunites
immediately.

Profitability –
minimising the
holding of cash – an
idle asset – better
invested.

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