The entity has several high-cost.non-profitgenerating assets. It also has:avcost of debt and equity significantly higher than the industry average. In creating and executing a financial policy, the financial manager may do the following EXCEPT: a. Suggest a cost-benefit analysis using capital budgeting techniques on the non-profit-generating assets. b. Request for a more conservative investing and financing policy. c. Determine the cause of the high cost of financing. d. Determine whether these non-profit-generating assets be sold and be used to purchase other non-operating assets that can provide a return higher than the cost to finance these.

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The entity has several high-cost.non-profitgenerating assets. It also has:avcost of debt and equity significantly higher than the industry average. In creating and executing a financial policy, the financial manager may do the following EXCEPT:

a. Suggest a cost-benefit analysis using capital budgeting techniques on the non-profit-generating assets.
b. Request for a more conservative investing and financing policy.
c. Determine the cause of the high cost of financing.
d. Determine whether these non-profit-generating assets be sold and be used to purchase other non-operating assets that can provide a return higher than the cost to finance these.

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Role of a financial manager:

The role of a financial manager is to create and execute a financial policy that will result in weeding out unwanted expenses and taking relevant decisions to place a firm on a financially strong footing so that it is ready to take advantage of favourable opportunities that come its way.

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