Suppose a firm makes the policy changes listed below. if a change means that external, nonspontaneous financial requirements (afn) will increase, indicate this by a (+); indicate a decrease by a ; and indicate no effect or an indeterminate effect by a (0). think in terms of the immediate, short-run effect on funds requirements. a. the dividend payout ratio is increased. b. the firm decides to pay all suppliers on delivery, rather than after a 30-day delay, to take advantage of discounts for rapid payment. c. the firm begins to sell on credit (previously all sales had been on a cash basis).d. the firm's profit margin is eroded by increased competition; sales are steady. e. the firm sells its manufactiuringplants for cash to a ccnotractor and simultaneoulsy signs an outsouceing contract to purchase from the contractor goods that the firm formerly produced. f. the firm negotiates a new contract with its union that lowers it labor costs without affecting it output