Explain five reasons why a firm would prefer trade credit to a bank loan.

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- There is no interest charged when goods are taken on credit but loan have to be paid with interest.
- No collateral is required when taking goods on credit but a loan requires collateral.
- Acquiring a bank loan involves long procedures while trade credit does not involve long procedures.
- Money borrowed from a bank can be channeled to other uses but not so with goods taken on credit.
- To get a loan a firm must have a healthy bank account which I not possible hence firms will go for trade credit.
- The collateral pledged for a loan may not be used by the firm during the loan period but that does not occur when taking goods on credit.

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