Back to Assignment Attempts 0 0.5 Keep the Highest 0.5/1 6. Short-term financing Cash flows from operations may not be sufficient for a firm to keep up with growth-related financing needs, or the firm may not be able to always generate enough cash flow to maintain a surplus of cash. Firms prefer to borrow now to fulfill their capital requirements through means of short-term financing or long-term financing. Both methods have their advantages and disadvantages. Firms use a variety of short-term financing sources to support working capital. Use the descriptions in the following table to identify the short-term financing source Short-Term Financing Source Description Continually recurring short-term liabilities commonly generated from unpaid wages or taxes Unsecured, short-term promissory notes issued by large firms in denominations of $100,000 or more Grade It Now Save & Continue Continue without saving