Ski Lifts Inc.is in a highly seasonal business,and the following summary balance sheet data show its assets and liabilities at peak and off-peak seasons (in thousands of dollars):What can we conclude from this data?

\begin{array}{lrr}& \text { Peak } & \text { Off-Peak } \\\text { Cash } & \$ 50 & \$ 30 \\\text { Marketable securities } & 0 & 20 \\\text { Accounts receivable } & 40 & 20 \\\text { Inventories } & 100 & 50 \\\text { Net fixed assets } & \underline{500} & \underline{500} \\\text { Total assets } & \$ 690 & \$ 620\\\\\text { Spontaneous liabilities } & \$ 30 & \$ 10 \\\text { Short-term bank debt } & 50 & 0 \\\text { Long-term debt } & 300 & 300 \\\text { Common equity } & 310 & 310 \\\text { Total claims } & \underline { \$ 690} & \underline { \$ 620 }\\\end{array}

A)Ski Lifts's working capital financing policy calls for exactly matching asset and liability maturities.
B)Ski Lifts's working capital financing policy is relatively aggressive; that is, the company finances some of its permanent assets with short-term discretionary debt.
C)Ski Lifts follows a relatively conservative approach to working capital financing; that is, some of its short-term needs are met by permanent capital.
D)Without income statement data, we cannot determine the aggressiveness or conservatism of the company's working capital financing policy.

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