Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Business Studies

Chapter

Financial Management

Question:

The decision about the quantum of finance to be raised from various long term sources is termed as :

Options:

Financial Decision

Financial Planning Decision

Capital Structure Decision

Financing Decision

Correct Answer:

Financing Decision

Explanation:

The correct answer is option (4)- Financing Decision.

Financing Decision is about the quantum of finance to be raised from various long-term sources. Short-term sources are studied under the ‘working capital management’. It involves identification of various available sources. The main sources of funds for a firm are shareholders’ funds and borrowed funds. The shareholders’ funds refer to the equity capital and the retained earnings. Borrowed funds refer to the finance raised through debentures or other forms of debt. A firm has to decide the proportion of funds to be raised from either sources, based on their basic characteristics.