Which of the Following Statements Is CORRECT

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) Most rapidly growing companies have positive free cash flows because cash flows from existing operations generally exceed fixed asset purchases and changes to net operating working capital.
• B) Changes in working capital have no effect on free cash flow.
• C) Free cash flow (FCF) is defined as follows:
• FCF = EBIT(1 - T)
• + Depreciation
• - Capital expenditures required to sustain operations
• - Required changes in net operating working capital.
• D)Free cash flow (FCF) is defined as follows:
• FCF = EBIT(1 - T) + Capital expenditures.
• E)Managers should be less concerned with free cash flow than with accounting net income. Accounting net income is the "bottom line" and represents how much the firm can distribute to all its investors both creditors and stockholders.

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