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Which of the following is an example of a negative loan covenant? In fact, all of the above are negative loan covenants Restriction limiting a firm's dividends to no more than its net income O Requirement that a firm agree to be subject to semiannual financial audits Requirement that a firm obtain insurance on their buildings and inventory Requirement that a firm maintain a debt/equity ratio less than 1.0 Providing that the firm managers have sufficient expertise to manage the following risk-reducing strategies, which would NOT tend to reduce the firm's expected profitability? O Investments in credit derivatives Diversification of the firm's assets Investments in interest rate futures contracts O In fact, all of these risk-reducing strategies would tend to reduce average profits Issuance of credit-linked notes (in lieu of standard bond issues)