Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)If a factoring arrangement is with recourse,the factor will pay the firm the amount due regardless of whether the factor receives payment from the firm's customers.
• B)In a factoring of accounts receivable arrangement,the firm sells receivables to the lender (i.e. ,the factor),and the lender agrees to pay the firm the amount due from its customers at the end of the firm's payment period.
• C)Businesses can also obtain short-term financing by using secured loans,which are loans collateralized with short-term assets-most typically the firm's accounts receivables or inventory.
• D)Both the interest rate and the factor's fee vary depending on such issues as the size of the borrowing firm and the dollar volume of its receivables.

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Definitions:

Mean Difference

The average of differences between pairs of observations in a dataset.

Standard Deviation

A statistic that measures the dispersion of a dataset relative to its mean and is calculated as the square root of the variance.

Paired T-test

A statistical test used to compare the means of two related groups to determine if there is a significant difference between them.

Significance Level

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when it is actually true; a measure of the risk of a Type I error.