In: Finance
In the current recessionary environment, equity investors reward firms with high free cash flows. If you are a CFO trying to boost your firm’s stock price, which measure is likely to increase FCF of the firm?
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 Offer buyers more time to pay for their purchases (increasing account receivables)  | 
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| b. | 
 Adopt a schedule to reduce the pace of depreciation of the firm’s assets  | 
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| c. | 
 Increase inventories  | 
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| d. | 
 Ask suppliers to increase the period to pay for the purchase of raw materials and inputs  | 
d.
Ask suppliers to increase the period to pay for the purchase of raw materials and inputs
because it raises liabilities which is positive for FCFF