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Finance: What is Bankruptcy?

What is bankruptcy? Deadbeats who can't pay their bills declare bankruptcy. Either they borrowed too much money, or the business fell apart. They turn pockets inside-out, ping a bankruptcy judge, and then sell whatever residual value is retained in the company to the highest bidder.


Cost Accounting Videos 27 videos

Cost Accounting: What is Predatory Pricing?
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What is Predatory Pricing? Predatory pricing happens when companies set prices really low to drive their competitors out and attempt to create a mo...

Cost Accounting: How Does Transfer Pricing Work?
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How does transfer pricing work? Transfer pricing allows companies to set prices when exchanging goods between their subsidiaries or companies that...

Cost Accounting: What is a Cost: Cost Versus Expense?
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What is a Cost: Cost Versus Expense? Cost and expense are pretty similar terms when looking at traditional definitions but they’re a little diffe...

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Econ Videos 79 videos

Econ: What are Aggregate Consistency Conditions?
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What are Aggregate Consistency Conditions? Aggregate consistency conditions are parameters under which a macroeconomic and microeconomic aggregate...

Econ: What is a Production Possibilities Curve?
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What is a Production Possibilities Curve? The Production Possibilities Frontier Curve (PPF) is a statistical graphic curve that depicts the compari...

Econ: What are Income and Substitution Effects?
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What are Income and Substitution Effects? Income effects reflects the increases or decreases in total consumption of goods and services in proporti...

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Finance Definitions Videos 800 videos

Finance: What's the Difference Between Federal and State Taxes?
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What is the difference between federal and state taxes? Federal taxes: the whole country. Taxes for national defense, interstate roadways, national...

Finance: What's the Difference Between Stocks and Bonds?
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What is the difference between stocks and bonds? Stocks are ownership. They control the election of the board of directors, who hires the CEO, who...

Finance: What Rights Does a Public Stockholder Have?
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What rights does a public stockholder have? Common shareholders elect the board of directors. They vote. They have the right to quarterly financial...

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Personal Finance Videos 957 videos

Finance: What is Bankruptcy?
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What is bankruptcy? Deadbeats who can't pay their bills declare bankruptcy. Either they borrowed too much money, or the business fell apart. They t...

Finance: What is a Dividend?
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What's a dividend? At will, the board of directors can pay a dividend on common stock. Usually, that payout is some percentage less than 100 of ear...

Finance: How Are Risks and Rewards Related?
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How are risk and reward related? Take more risk, expect more reward. A lottery ticket might be worth a billion dollars, but if the odds are one in...

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