How would you expect a firms cash balance to respond to the following changes? a. Interest rates
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How would you expect a firm’s cash balance to respond to the following changes?
a. Interest rates increase.
b. The volatility of daily cash flow decreases.
c. The transaction cost of buying or selling marketable securities goes up.
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Principles of Corporate Finance
ISBN: 978-0072869460
7th edition
Authors: Richard A. Brealey, Stewart C. Myers
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