Financial Management: Theory & Practice
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Author: Brigham
Publisher: Cengage
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Chapter 12, Problem 6Q
Suppose a firm makes the following policy changes listed. If a change means that external, nonspontaneous financial requirements (AFN) will increase, indicate this by a (+); indicate a decrease by a (−); and indicate no effect or an indeterminate effect by a (0). Think in terms of the immediate effect on funds requirements.
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