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Basic Question 1 of 15

There is a saying in banking: when a business is experiencing financial problems, trade creditors are the first to know. Why would this be true?

A. Trade creditors typically extend businesses credit more often and for a shorter maturity than do other creditors (such as banks).
B. Trade creditors perform credit checks less often than banks do.
C. Trade creditors get all of their information about credit risks from banks.
D. Trade creditors can always take back the merchandise they sold the borrower if they don't get paid.
E. Trade creditors extend credit only to the most creditworthy businesses while banks extend short-term loans to almost any borrower.

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Learning Outcome Statements

describe issuers' objectives and compare methods for managing working capital and liquidity

CFA® 2024 Level I Curriculum, Volume 2, Module 4.