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Question
Explain the following as factor affecting the choice of capital structure:
Floatation costs
Solution
- When a business generates money by issuing securities, it faces flotation charges, which include underwriting, legal, and registration fees.
- These expenses have a big impact on the capital structure decision.
- The business may decide to use a smaller percentage of a certain funding source in its capital structure in order to save costs if the flotation costs of that funding type, such as issuing shares, are high.
- On the other hand, sources that have lower flotation costs might be more appealing.
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