Firms That Continually Invest in Nontrivial Amounts of Marketable Securities

question 14

Multiple Choice

Firms that continually invest in nontrivial amounts of marketable securities may be guilty of:

• A) excessive short-term borrowing.
• B) not matching their sources and uses of cash.
• C) incurring excessive shortage costs.
• D)not maximizing shareholder returns.

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