Most small businesses experience difficulty or even fail because of (1) the mismatch in time between receiving cash and spending cash and (2) the: Multiple Choice mismatch between the type of money coming in and the type of money needed by the business. mismatch between the size of payments recelved and the size of payments that must be made. mismatch between cash payments and the cost of payments on credit. mismatch between the price of the product and the cost to produce the product