All Other Things Being Equal, a Policy of Financing Its

question 76

Multiple Choice

All other things being equal, a policy of financing its assets with a relatively ____ proportion of short-term debt will tend to ____ the variability (or risk) of the after-tax earnings of the firm.

• A) large; decrease
• B) small; increase
• C) constant; lower
• D) large; increase

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