When a Firm Finances Long-Term Assets with Short-Term Sources of Funding

question 47

Multiple Choice

When a firm finances long-term assets with short-term sources of funding, it:

• A)reduces the risk of cash shortage
• B)will have lower interest expense
• C)improves the leverage ratio
• D)is ignoring the principle of matched maturities

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Definitions:

Stocks

Shares of ownership in a company that give holders a claim on the company's earnings and assets.

Positive Linear Relationship

A relationship between two variables where an increase in one variable is associated with an increase in the other variable, represented as a straight line.

Scatter Diagram

A graphical representation that uses dots to show the relationship between two variables, helping to identify correlations.

Slope

The measure of the steepness or incline of a line, typically described as the ratio of the vertical change to the horizontal change between two points on the line.