The Sensitivity of Future Cash Flows and the Value of Assets

question 73

Multiple Choice

The sensitivity of future cash flows and the value of assets and liabilities to movements in interest rates is called:

• A) financial risk.
• B) business risk.
• C) interest rate risk.
• D) liability risk.

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