CORPORATE FINANCE--CONNECT ACCESS CARD
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Author: Ross
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Chapter 27, Problem 8CQ
Short-Term Investments For each of the short-term marketable securities given here, provide an example of the potential disadvantages the investment has for meeting a corporation's cash management goals:
- a. U.S. Treasury bills.
- b. Ordinary
preferred stock . - c. Negotiable certificates of deposit (NCDs).
- d. Commercial paper.
- e. Revenue anticipation notes.
- f. Repurchase agreements.
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