Suppose a firm makes the policy changes listed. If a change means that external, nonspontaneous financial requirements (AFN) will increase, indicate this by a (+); indicate a decrease by a (-); and indicate no effect or an inderterminate effect by a (0). Think in terms of the immediate effect on funds requirement.

The firm sells sells its manufacturing plants for cash to a contractor and simultaneously signs an outsourcing contract to purchase from that contractor goods that the firm formerly produced.