Which of the Following Statements Is Correct

question 120

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is correct?

• A) Under normal conditions,a firm's expected ROE probably would be higher if it financed with short-term than with long-term debt,but the use of short-term debt would probably increase the firm's risk.
• B) Conservative firms generally use no short-term debt and thus have zero current liabilities.
• C) A short-term loan can usually be obtained more quickly than a long-term loan,but the cost of short-term debt is likely to be higher than that of long-term debt.
• D) If a firm that can borrow from its bank buys on terms of 2/10,net 30,and if it must pay by Day 30 or else be cut off,then we would expect to see zero accounts payable on its balance sheet.
• E) If one of your firm's customers is "stretching" its accounts payable,this may be a nuisance but does not represent a real financial cost to your firm as long as the firm periodically pays off its entire balance.

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Definitions:

Diminishing Returns

A rule which posits that when investment in a specific sector grows, the profit rate from that investment will not continue to rise past a certain threshold if all other factors are kept unchanged.

AVC

Average Variable Cost is the total variable cost per unit of output.

ATC

Average Total Cost; the per-unit cost of production, calculated by dividing the total cost by the quantity of output produced.

Marginal Output

The additional output that results from increasing the production input by one unit.