If the Yield Curve Is Upward Sloping,then Short-Term Debt Will

question 93

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If the yield curve is upward sloping,then short-term debt will be cheaper than long-term debt.Thus,if a firm's CFO expects the yield curve to continue to have an upward slope,this would tend to cause the current ratio to be relatively low,other things held constant.

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