Finance

it is purely an accounting entry and doesn’t involve a direct disbursement of funds, freeing up these funds for other investments

it represents a reduction in asset holdings

it represents an increase in an asset account

amortization is not a source of funds

dividing the number of years by the number of compounding periods

multiplying the number of years by the number of compounding periods

dividing the interest rate by the number of compounding period

multiplying the years and dividing the interest rate by the number of compounding periods

the speed at which the firm is turning over its assets

the ability of the firm to earn an adequate return on sales, total assets, and invested capital

the firm’s ability to pay off short term obligations as they are due

the debt position of the firm in light of its assets and earning power

during the period

at the beginning of the period

at the end of the period

it doesn’t matter when they occur