Foundations of Financial Management
Foundations of Financial Management
16th Edition
ISBN: 9781259277160
Author: Stanley B. Block, Geoffrey A. Hirt, Bartley Danielsen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 6, Problem 6DQ
Summary Introduction

To explain: The significance of the long-term financing of temporary current assets that results in less risk and lower returns as compared to normal financing patterns.

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Financing pattern:

The financing pattern represents the capital structure of the project organization and shows the composition of the components of finance.

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