a. describe primary and secondary source of liquidity and factors that influence a company's liquidity position
b. compare a company's liquidity measures with those of peer companies
c. evaluate overall working capital effectiveness of a company, using the operating and cash conversion cycles, and compare its effectiveness with other peer companies
d. identify and evaluate the necessary tools to use in managing a company's net daily cash position
e. compute and interpret comparable yields on various securities, compare portfoio returns against a standard benchmark, and evaluate a company's short-term investment policy guidelines
f. assess the performance of a company's accounts receivable, inventory management, and accounts payable functions against historical figures and compare peer company values
g. evaluate the choices of short-term funding available to a company and recommend a financing method