The CEO of a U.S. based multinational corporation is having a discussion with his CFO during lunch time; they agree on some points and politely disagree on others. The conversation is about the relationship between/among some of the variables affecting the profitability of the firm. The discussion focuses on the following: "The risk of a project will be higher, if the project's variability in cash flows is ______, and the positive correlation between the project's cash flow and the MNC's cash flow is ______ ". If you were listening to the conversation, what would you agree on?

		higher; higher
		lower; higher
		higher; lower
		lower; lower