Aggressive versus conservative seasonal funding strategy Dyna base Tool has forecast its total funds

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Aggressive versus conservative seasonal funding strategy Dyna base Tool has forecast its total funds requirements for the coming year as shown in the following table.MonthAmountMonthAmountJanuary$2,000,000July$12,000,000February2,000,000August14,000,000March2,000,000September9,000,000April4,000,000October5,000,000May6,000,000November4,000,000June9,000,000December3,000,000a. Divide the firms monthly funds requirement into (1) a permanent component and (2) a seasonal component, and find the monthly average for each of these components.b. Describe the amount of long-term and short-term financing used to meet the total funds requirement under (1) an aggressive funding strategy and (2) a conservative funding strategy. Assume that, under the aggressive strategy, long term funds finance permanent needs and short-term funds are used to finance seasonal needs.c. Assuming that short-term funds cost 12% annually and that the cost of long term funds is 17% annually, use the averages found in part a to calculate the total cost of each of the strategies described in part b.d. Discuss the profitabilityrisk trade-offs associated with the aggressive strategy and those associated with the conservative strategy.
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