$10$ Looking forward to next year, if Chester's current cash balance is $$20,132(000)$ and cash flows from operations next period are unchanged from this period, and Chester takes ONLY the following actions relating to cash flows from investing and financing activities: Issues $100(000)$ shares of stock at the current stock price Issues $$400(000)$ in bonds Retires $$10,000(000)$ in debt Which of the following activities will expose Chester to the most risk of needing an emergency loan? Select : $1$ Save Answer $$ Liquidates the entire inventory $\_$ Sells $$10,000(000)$ of their long$-$term assets Purchases assets at a cost of $$25,000(000)$ Pays a $$5\mathrm{.}00$ per share dividend