You Have Approached Your Local Bank for a Start-Up Loan

question 70

Multiple Choice

You have approached your local bank for a start-up loan commitment for $500,000 needed to open a furniture repair store. You have requested that the term of the loan be one year. Your bank has offered you the following terms: size of loan commitment = $500,000, term = one year, up-front fee = 30 basis points, back-end fee = 60 basis points, and rate on the loan = 10 percent. If you immediately take down $250,000 and no more during the year, what is the total interest and fees you have paid on this loan commitment?

• A) $27,250
• B) $28,000
• C) $29,500
• D) $53,000

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Definitions:

CCA

An acronym that can stand for Capital Cost Allowance, which is a tax deduction for depreciable property in Canada.

UCC

The Uniform Commercial Code, a comprehensive set of laws governing commercial transactions in the United States.

CCA Rate

Capital Cost Allowance Rate, which is the percentage rate at which businesses in Canada can claim depreciation on tangible capital assets for tax purposes.

Operating Cash Flow

Measures the cash generated from a company's normal business operations, indicating whether a company can maintain or grow its operations without new financing.