Unrelated diversification can balance the cash flows of SBU entities. A firm, which has many SBUs that merit investment might buy or merge with a cash cow to provide a source of cash. The acquisition of the cash cow may reduce the need to raise debt or equity over time, although if the cash cow is acquired, resources will need to be expected.
There are currently estimated to be 1,541,900 people living within the Kent County Council area (as of 2016). The estimated resident population of an area includes all people who usually live there, whatever their nationality.
King Countyâs estimated population is about 2.1 million for 2015. The countyâs population grew at a faster rate (13.1 percent) than the state (12.1 percent) over the most recent decade. Over the past year, King Countyâs population growth rate exceeded that of the state. From 2014 to 2015, the total King County population expanded by 1.8 percent compared to 1.3 percent for Washington state. The largest city in King County is Seattle (640,500 in 2014, up 11.9 percent in 10 years).