choose the right answer for the following questions.

improve cash management? 47. Which of the following presents A) Speed up cash payments and slow down cash collections. B) Speed up cash collections and slow down cash payments )Speed up both collections and payments of cash. D) Siow down both the payment and collections of cash. an effective technique to 48. As a result of cash flow shortages, Washington Department Stores has fallen behind in payments to suppliers. Some suppliers are withholding shipments to Washington until they receive payments on overdue accounts. To meet their immediate needs, Washington Department Stores should utilize: A) vulture capital. B) long-term financing. C) contingency capital D) short-term financing. 49. Jackson Plumbing, a medium sized company, wants to guarantee that it can obtain short- term funds to meet unexpected future cash needs. Which of the following strategies would best meet the financing needs of Jackson Plumbing? Financial managers at Jackson Plumbing should: A) issue commercial paper as needed. B) request that the firm's board of directors approve an issue of additional shares of common Stock C) arrangewith the firm's commercial bank a revolving credit agreement. D) eliminate credit sales to improve their cash inflows and reduce the firm's investment in accounts receivable. 50. As John considers approaching a venture capital firm to provide funding for his new software firm, he should realize that a venture capital firm wi A) offer no more than 20 percent of the funding he needs. B) charge a higher interest rate than a commercial bank. C) expect the company to provide a steady dividend income. D) probably want an ownership interest in the business