Answer question 3 B AND C, ONLY. I have got the answer for A Question 3(a) What is the difference between financial distress and insolvency?(b) Explain why financial distress costs might vary between the aircraftmanufacturing industry versus the clothing manufacturer industry.(c) A coach company (transport industry) is slow to pay its supplier (of busmaintenance parts, etc.). Aside from the small percentage of customers whomay resultantly opt to buy tickets from other providers (e.g., for trips further inthe future), how could the coach company lose further business? Note: Thiswould also be a cost of financial distress.

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