11th Class Business Studies Sources Of Business Finance Question Bank Sources Of Business Finance (Short)

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    What is factoring? Discuss its pros and cons.

    Answer:

    Ans. Debtors are the people who owe money to a business. Debt factoring is a financial service that allows a business to raise funds based on the value owed to them by their debtors. Example: Receiving 80% of debtors outstanding debt on selling fabric abroad.
    Advantages:
    1. It reduces the probability of bad debt-debtors.
    2. Non-recourse factoring allows for insurance against bad debts.
    3. Companies don't have to chase up their own debtors.
    4. Immediate sources of finance.
    Disadvantages:
    1. Without non-recourse factoring the company will still have to absorb losses.
    2. It is expensive.


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