SIE practice questionhardFinancial risk
A company with high fixed debt payments is especially vulnerable to:
- ACurrency risk
- BFinancial risk✓ Correct answer
- CPolitical risk
- DLiquidity risk
Explanation
Why B — Financial risk
Heavy obligation to pay debt increases financial risk, or risk of default. The other types of risk are unrelated to fixed debt payments.
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