Hank Dowell is a loan officer at Small Town Bank. He is reviewing Chessney Company for a loan. Which of the following is likely to be the most important in Hank's decision whether to approve the loan for Chessney? Analysts predict that Chessney's stock will continue to rise Chessney's board of directors has indicated that the company will pay dividends again this year Chessney has sufficient cash flow to pay interest Chessney has paid dividends to stockholders for the past two years Chessney's stock price has risen over the past year
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