The Risk Caused by Variations in Interest Expense Unrelated to Sales

question 64

Multiple Choice

The risk caused by variations in interest expense unrelated to sales or operating income arising from changes in the level of interest rates in the economy is called:

• A) financial risk
• B) business risk
• C) interest rate risk
• D) economic rate risk

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