Question

) Two restaurants are on the same block. One has been opened for 10 years and its a thriving business. The other one has been open for only a year. They both want to expand. When the two owners go to the local bank looking for a loan, which one is likely to get a lower interest rate and why?

Answer 1

Answer:

The one that has been operating for the past ten years.

Explanation:

This is so because, the bank will consider it of factors which will include:

1. the stage in the life cycle of the company.

2. the credit risk level of the company.

3. the attractiveness of the company to investors.

4. the going concern assumption of the company.

Overall, the interest rate will be dependent on the kind of credit rating of the company. for a company which has been existing for long and which is thriving, the credit rating will be low. hence the bank will be taking a lower risk in giving the loan; hence the lower interest.

However for a new entity with a higher credit risk, the bank is taking a high risk lending money to such company, hence it will loan the new company at a higher interest rate.