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.
Mt. Washington, KY, population 12,026, is located in Kentucky's Bullitt county, about 18.3 miles from Louisville and 59.2 miles from Lexington. Through the 90's Mt. Washington's population has grown by about 62%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Mt. Washington has grown by about 2%.