Laroux Products has the following balance sheet. Its temporary current assets are 30 percent of the current assets, andthe remaining are permanent current assets. Cash $ 100,000 Accounts Payable $ 600,000 Inventory $ 200,000 NotesPayable $ 200,000 Accounts Receivable $ 150,000 Long-Term Debt $ 150,000 Net Fixed Assets $ 550,000 CommonEquity $ 50,000 What working capital financing policy (aggressive, moderate, or conservative) are they following?

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