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Question
What is ‘Financial Risk?’ Why does it arise?
Solution
Financial risk is a situation when a company is not able to meet its fixed financial charges. The fixed financial charges are the :-
- Interest that is to be paid on borrowed capital and
- Rate of dividend to be paid on preference capital.
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