January 2018
Beginner
976 pages
142h 14m
English
LG3
LG4
Businesses obtain unsecured short-term loans from two major sources, banks and sales of commercial paper. Unlike the spontaneous sources of unsecured short-term financing, bank loans and commercial paper carry an explicit interest rate (rather than the implicit rate tied to early payment discounts). Bank loans are more widespread because banks lend to firms of all sizes; only large firms can issue commercial paper. As the Focus on Ethics box explains, bank loans offer additional benefits to shareholders beyond the capital they provide to firms. In addition, firms can use international loans to finance international transactions.
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