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CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE

A process that doesn’t change the scale. The increase and decrease occur at the same rate. It is a show off efficiency. Refer to declining returns to scale and economies of scale.

CONSUMER AND BUSINESS LENDING INITIATIVE

A government program that lets the Treasury department fund $1 trillion in loans for investors. It is used as collateral and backed by credit cards, car, or loan. It is used to

CONTINGENCY FUND

A fund set aside for expenses due to disaster. AKA contingency reserve.

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

Administrative functions related to dealing with contracts, like 1) request to bid, 2) evaluating bid, 3) allotment of contract, 4) Implementing contract, 5) measuring completed work, and 6) computing payments. It also

CONTRACT GRADE

Characteristic of merchandise which can be transferred against any future deal, according to standard of future exchange based on which the merchandise is traded.

CONTRACT THEORY

Depending on the assumption that deals exist to define the anticipations of the primary while offering a clear explanation of how an agent would benefit provided the expectations are met and contains

CONTRACTUAL PORT OF LOADING

Not a genuine port for loading but is assumed as such in order to compute haulage charges or/and tariff for inland. Also known as commercial port of loading.

COOKIE JAR ACCOUNTING

The practice of liberally interpreting, or manipulating, accounting rules in order to convey a stronger financial position. Smoothing income flows, reversing RESERVES, and capitalizing costs that should be expensed are forms of

CO-SOURCING

The joining of service capability from either inside or outside a business, or both, to realize the same goal. Outsourcing, as an example, can provide internal expertise missing within a company and

CRAWLING PEG

A FOREIGN EXCHANGE PEGGING process based on official CENTRAL BANK intervention activity that adjusts the value of the local currency through small preannounced changes or average target rates over a period of

CURRENT ASSETS

Any ASSET on the balance sheet with a final maturity of less than one year. Common current assets include cash, marketable securities (e.g., BONDS, COMMON STOCK, PREFERRED STOCK, and other investments), INVENTORY,

CYBERNETICS

The scientific use of man made systems and natural elements that is made to reproduce itself. It is similar to general systems theory. The communication and control feedback system is the focus

CABOTAGE

Restriction of the operation of sea, air, or other transport services within or into a particular country to that country’s own transport services.

CALL BARRING

Calls to premium rate numbers can be blocked by asking your phone company for a bar on premium rate calls. The bill payer needs to contact the phone company to arrange for

CALL ON THE MAXIMUM

An OVERTHECOUNTER COMPLEX OPTION that grants the buyer a payoff based on the difference between a predefined STRIKE PRICE and the highest price achieved by the UNDERLYING reference ASSET over the life

CALLING CARD

A card bearing a person’s name and address, sent or left in lieu of a formal social or business visit.

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