Which of the following statements is CORRECT? a. If a company follows a policy of "matching maturities," this means that it matc
hes its use of short-term debt with its use of long-term debt. b. If a company follows a policy of "matching maturities," this means that it matches its use of common stock with its use of long-term debt as opposed to short-term debt. c. Net working capital is defined as current assets minus the sum of payables and accruals, and any decrease in the current ratio automatically indicates that net working capital has decreased. d. Although short-term interest rates have historically averaged less than long-term rates, the heavy use of short-term debt is considered to be an aggressive strategy because of the inherent risks associated with using short-term financing. e. Net working capital is defined as current assets minus the sum of payables and accruals, and any increase in the current ratio automatically indicates that net working capital has increased.
Answer: d. Although short-term interest rates have historically averaged less than long-term rates, the heavy use of short-term debt is considered to be an aggressive strategy because of the inherent risks associated with using short-term financing.
Explanation:
Using short term financing is generally considered to be an aggressive strategy and is more often than not frowned upon by investors.
This is because of the reputational risk involved. A company that keeps using short term financing gives off the impression that it is barely keeping afloat and therefore relying on short term loans to continue functioning.
Other risks involved include, short term loans are usually given in small quantities so they cannot be used effectively as they will bareky go anywhere in terms of investment and their payback installment schedule can be in weeks instead of months like long term financing which can be detrimental to survival.
This is as opposed to a Conservative Approach that uses long term financing to finance most of it's Working Capital.
There has been a study that has conducted of hazing should
be a part or not in organizations with the greek students. Almost all of the
people that have surveyed and participated had agreed to have hazing as not a
part of the organizations which led to a result of 79.4%, while the remaining
12.8% has agreed that hazing is an essential part of the organization.
Based on the scenario being described within the question it can be said that the team members were also compensated through a gain-sharing system. This term, also known as profit sharing, refers to an incentive plan that usually provides a direct or indirect payment to employees based on the company's profitability, usually in the form of shares of the company.