There Are Two Costs of Debt Finance

question 93

True/False

There are two costs of debt finance.The explicit cost of debt is the rate of interest that bondholders demand.But there is also an implicit cost, because borrowing decreases the required rate of return to equity.

Identify conditions under which certain contractual rights cannot be assigned.

Know the legal outcomes related to disputes involving assignments and third-party rights.

Understand the effect of anti-assignment clauses in contracts.

Differentiate between the roles and rights of assignors and assignees in the assignment process.

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